Biomass and elemental composition of eggs and larvae of a mangrove crab, Sesarma rectum Randall (Decapoda: Sesarmidae) and comparison to a related species with abbreviated larval development

Scientia Marina

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 117-126

  Anger, Klaus ^a   Moreira, Gloria S ^b  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abbreviated development; Carbon; Decapod crustacean; Growth; Larvae; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; CRAB; LARVA; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MANGROVE; NITROGEN;

ANGUSTIPES; ARMASES; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HALOPHILA; METOPAULIAS DEPRESSUS; SCYLLA; SESARMA; SESARMA CURACAOENSE; SESARMA FOSSARUM; SESARMA RECTUM; SESARMIDAE;

EID: 2642545877     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2004.68n1117     Document Type: Article

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