Biology, population dynamics, and secondary production of Talitrus saltator (Amphipoda, Talitridae) at Korba beach (east coast of Tunisia)

Crustaceana

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1103-1119

  Bouslama, M F ^a   Neto, J M ^b   Charfi Cheikhrouha, F ^a   Marques, J C ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BEACH; BIOLOGY; BIOMASS; BROOD SIZE; FECUNDITY; LIFE CYCLE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONALITY; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SEX RATIO;

AFRICA; BEJA; KORBA; NABEUL; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA; ZOUARA;

AMPHIPODA; TALITRIDAE; TALITRUS SALTATOR;

EID: 34748856209     PISSN: 0011216X     EISSN: 15685403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854007782008595     Document Type: Article

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