Comparisons between the reproductive biology of females of two species of deep sea crabs that live in different water depths

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 887-896

  Smith, Kim D ^a   Potter, Ian C ^a   Hesp, S Alex ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crabs; Gonadal investment; Reproduction; Seasonality; Spawning period; Water depth

Indexed keywords

CRAB; DEEP-SEA ORGANISM; FEMALE; MATURATION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEASONALITY; SPAWNING;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (SOUTHEAST); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

CHACEON; CHACEON BICOLOR; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GERYONIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; XANTHIDAE;

EID: 13544264567     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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