Comparative population biology of Uca rapax (Smith, 1870) (Brachyura, Ocypodidae) from two subtropical mangrove habitats on the Brazilian coast

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 39, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 1627-1640

  Da Silva Castiglioni, Daniela ^a   Negreiros Fransozo, Maria Lucia ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brachyura; Decapoda; Population biology; Uca rapax

Indexed keywords

POPULATION STRUCTURE;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BRACHYURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OCYPODIDAE; RHIZOPHORACEAE; UCA RAPAX;

EID: 17444387497     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930400014247     Document Type: Article

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