Growth at moult, intermoult period, and moulting seasonality of the spider crab Maja brachydactyla: Combining information from mark-recapture and experimental studies

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 255-262

  Corgos, A ^a   Sampedro, M P ^b   Gonzalez Gurriaran E ^a   Freire, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b Paseo Marítimo Alcalde Francisco Vázquez   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MAJA BRACHYDACTYLA; MAJIDAE;

EID: 34248343108     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/C-2626.1     Document Type: Article

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