Distinct life histories of peracarid crustaceans in a Ria Formosa salt marsh (S. Portugal)

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 105-116

  Sprung, M ^a   Machado, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Halophiloscia; Life history; Orchestia; Porcellio; Ria Formosa; Salt marsh; Talorchestia; Tylos

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CRUSTACEAN; LIFE HISTORY; SALTMARSH;

PORTUGAL; RIA FORMOSA SALT MARSH;

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARELLUS; HALOPHILOSCIA; ISOPODA; ORCHESTIA; ORCHESTIA GAMMARELLUS; ORCHESTIA MEDITERRANEA; PORCELLIO; PORCELLIO LAMELLATUS; TALORCHESTIA; TALORCHESTIA DESHAYESII; TYLOS; TYLOS PONTICUS;

EID: 0033949730     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008484216971     Document Type: Article

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