Sexual maturity, larval release and reproductive output of two brachyuran crabs from a rocky intertidal area in central portugal

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-34

  Flores, Augusto A V ^a   Paula, Jose ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Larval release; Reproductive output; Sexual maturity; Shore crabs

Indexed keywords

BRACHYURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; PACHYGRAPSUS; PACHYGRAPSUS MARMORATUS; XANTHIDAE; XANTHO; XANTHO INCISUS;

EID: 0036772178     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2002.9652506     Document Type: Article

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