The habitat harshness hypothesis revisited: Life history of the isopod Excirolana braziliensis in sandy beaches with contrasting morphodynamics

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 331-340

  Defeo, Omar ^a,b   Martínez, Gastón ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^b Unidad en Desarrollo de Ciencias del Mar   (Uruguay)

^c Instituto Nacional de Pesca Montevideo   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACH; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HABITAT QUALITY; LIFE HISTORY; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION ECOLOGY;

CIROLANIDAE; EXCIROLANA BRAZILIENSIS; ISOPODA;

EID: 0037394482     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315403007161h     Document Type: Article

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