First zoeal stages of grapsoid crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura) from the East African coast

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 355-383

  Flores, Augusto A V ^a   Paula, José ^a   Dray, Tiago ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

First zoeal stages; Grapsoidea; Indo Pacific; Mangroves; Rocky shores; Tidal flats

Indexed keywords

BRACHYURA; CARDISOMA; CARDISOMA CARNIFEX; CHIROMANTES; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSOIDEA; GRAPSUS; HELICE; MESSOR; METOPOGRAPSUS; PACHYGRAPSUS; PACHYGRAPSUS MINUTUS; PALUDICOLA; PERISESARMA; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SESARMA;

EID: 0037349916     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00054.x     Document Type: Article

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