Effects of substrata and conspecific odour on the metamorphosis of mangrove crab megalopae, Ucides cordatus (Ocypodidae)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 348, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 174-182

  Diele, Karen ^a   Simith, Darlan J B ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conspecific odour; Habitat cue; Mangrove crab; Megalopa; Metamorphosis; Settlement; Substrata; Ucides cordatus

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; CRAB; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; MANGROVE; METAMORPHOSIS; MUDBANK; ODOR; RECRUITMENT;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; OCYPODIDAE; SCYLLA; UCIDES CORDATUS;

EID: 34250884517     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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