Larval release rhythm of the mole crab Emerita talpoida (Say)

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 194-203

  Ziegler, Tracy A ^a   Forward Jr , Richard B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAB; HATCHING; LARVA; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOPERIOD; SPAWNING;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ANOMURA; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LARVA; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANOMURA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; LARVA; OVUM; REPRODUCTION;

ALBUNEIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EMERITA TALPOIDA;

EID: 30344443617     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3593109     Document Type: Article

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