Rhythmicity of larval release in three species of intertidal brachyuran crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura) from Inhaca Island (Mozambique)

Marine Biology

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 685-691

  Gove, D ^a   Paula, J ^b  

^a EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; LARVA;

INHACA ISLAND; MOZAMBIQUE;

ARCOTHERES PALAENSIS; DECAPODA; LEPTODIUS EXARATUS; MACROPHTHALMUS GRANDIDIERI;

EID: 0034090504     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050728     Document Type: Article

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