Reproductive timing and larval dispersal of intertidal crabs: The predator avoidance hypothesis

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 177-185

  Christy, John H ^a,b  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crabs; Larval dispersal; Larval release; Plankton; Predation; Reproductive timing

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OCYPODIDAE; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1042267846     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-078X2003000200005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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