Annual reproduction and growth of adult crabs Chasmagnathus granulata (Crustacea, Brachyura, Grapsidae)

Cahiers de Biologie Marine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-164

  López Greco, Laura S ^a   Rodríguez, Enrique M ^a  

^a Laboratorio de Fisiologia Comportamiento Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Crabs; Growth; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CRAB; GROWTH; MATURATION; REPRODUCTION;

ARGENTINA;

CHASMAGNATHUS GRANULATA; DECAPODA;

EID: 0344718065     PISSN: 00079723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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