Reproduction of the black land crab, Gecarcinus ruricola, in the San Andres Archipelago, Western Caribbean

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 425-436

  Hartnoll, Richard G ^a   Baine, Mark S P ^b   Britton, Arne ^c   Grandas, Yolima ^c   James, Jennifer ^c   Velasco, Alejandro ^c   Richmond, Michael G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA   (Papua New Guinea)

^c CORALINA ^*  (Colombia)

^d HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GECARCINIDAE; GECARCINUS RURICOLA; MEGALOPS;

EID: 34547745846     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/S-2772.1     Document Type: Article

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