Morphological variability of the megalopa of Liocarcinus depurator (Brachyura: Portunidae) in Mediterranean and Atlantic populations

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 40, Issue 32-34, 2006, Pages 1851-1866

  Guerao, Guillermo ^a   Abelló, Pere ^b   Dos Santos, Antonina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Brachyura; Liocarcinus depurator; Megalopa; Morphological variability; Portunidae

Indexed keywords

CRAB; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; LARVA; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOLOGY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BRACHYURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LIOCARCINUS DEPURATOR; PORTUNIDAE;

EID: 33845653895     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930601046584     Document Type: Article

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