Fecundity and breeding biology of the hermit crab diogenes brevirostris (stimpson, 1858) (anomura: Diogenidae) from southern mozambique

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-46

  Litulo, Carlos ^a  

^a EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Abiotic factors; Breeding biology; Diogenes brevirostris; Fecundity

Indexed keywords

ANOMURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DIOGENES; DIOGENIDAE;

EID: 13444291579     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2004.9652604     Document Type: Article

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