Egg development, hatching rhythm and moult patterns in Paralomis spinosissima (Decapoda: Anomura: Paguroidea: Lithodidae) from South Georgia waters (Southern Ocean)

Polar Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1213-1218

  Reid, William D K ^a   Watts, Jamie ^a   Clarke, Sarah ^a   Belchier, Mark ^a   Thatje, Sven ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Cold adaptation; Crustacea; King crab; Stone crab

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CAPTIVE POPULATION; COLD TOLERANCE; COLD WATER; CRAB; CRUSTACEAN; EGG DEVELOPMENT; HATCHING; MOLT; TEMPORAL CYCLE;

ANTARCTICA; SHAG ROCKS; SOUTH GEORGIA;

ANOMURA; CHACEON AFFINIS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LIMULUS; LITHODIDAE; PAGUROIDEA; PARALOMIS; PARALOMIS SPINOSISSIMA;

EID: 34447297801     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-007-0279-x     Document Type: Article

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