Larval development of the Australian giant crab Pseudocarcinus gigas (Lamarck, 1818) (Decapoda: Oziidae) reared in the laboratory

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1169-1188

  Gardner, Caleb ^a,c   Quintana, Rodolfo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Aquatas Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c Taroona Marine Research Laboratories   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CRAB; DEVELOPMENT; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; METAMORPHOSIS;

PSEUDOCARCINUS GIGAS;

EID: 0031846789     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/20.6.1169     Document Type: Article

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