Relative growth of the semi-terrestrial crab Pachygrapsus marmoratus: An information-theory approach

Scientia Marina

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 383-394

  Protopapas, Nikos ^a   Katsanevakis, Stelios ^a   Thessalou Legaki, Maria ^a   Verriopoulos, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

AIC; Allometry; Breakpoint; Crab; Growth; Information theory

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; CRAB; GROWTH; MORPHOMETRY;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSIDAE; PACHYGRAPSUS MARMORATUS;

EID: 34447567270     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2007.71n2383     Document Type: Article

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