Mating and role of seminal receptacles in the reproductive biology of the spider crab Maja squinado (Decapoda, Majidae)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 269-285

  Gonzalez Gurriaran E ^a   Fernandez L ^a   Freire, J ^a   Muino R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Galicia; Incubation; Maja squinado; Mating system; NW Spain; Seminal receptacles; Sperm storage

Indexed keywords

EGG DEVELOPMENT; GONADAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEMINAL RECEPTACLE; SPIDER CRAB;

ARTICLE; CRAB; ECOLOGY; FERTILIZATION; GENITAL SYSTEM; MATING; NONHUMAN; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

SPAIN, GALICIA;

DECAPODA; MAJA SQUINADO;

EID: 0345020420     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00109-3     Document Type: Article

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