Cardisoma carnifex (Brachyura): Where have all the babies gone?

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-59

  Vannini, Marco ^a   Cannicci, Stefano ^a   Berti, Roberto ^a   Innocenti, Gianna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHYURA; CARDISOMA CARNIFEX;

EID: 0037328009     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/20021975-99990316     Document Type: Article

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