Size at morphological maturity of Ucides cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763) (Brachyura, Ocypodidae) in the Laranjeiras Bay, Southern Brazil

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 139-145

  Dalabona, Glaucia ^a   De Loyola E Silva, Jayme ^a   Pinheiro, Marcelo Antonio Amaro ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fishery resource; Relative growth; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BRACHYURA; OCYPODIDAE; UCIDES CORDATUS;

EID: 27944469651     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132005000100018     Document Type: Article

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