Adaptive traits in ecology, reproduction and early life history of Sesarma meridies, an endemic stream crab from Jamaica

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 743-755

  Anger, Klaus ^a   Torres, Gabriela ^a,b   Nettelmann, Uwe ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decapod crustaceans; Larval development; Lecithotrophy; Limnic; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BREEDING SITE; CRAB; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FOOD AVAILABILITY; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORTALITY; PLANKTON; REPRODUCTION; STREAMWATER;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; JAMAICA;

CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); SESARMA MERIDIES;

EID: 34548273013     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF06176     Document Type: Article

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