Value of indicators for assessing recent mating in brachyuran crabs

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 129-135

  Duluc, Céline ^a,b   Sainte Marie, Bernard ^a   Brêthes, Jean Claude ^b  

^a MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; REPRODUCTION;

BRACHYURAN; CHIONOECETES OPILIO; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OPILIO;

EID: 15944383776     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315405010945h     Document Type: Article

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