Uncommon mechanism of egg incubation in the endemic Southern hermit crab Loxopagurus loxochelis: How is this phenomenon related to egg production?

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-85

  Torati, Lucas S ^a   Mantelatto, Fernando L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anomura; Chemical composition; Egg size; Fecundity; Reproductive output

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CRAB; EGG PRODUCTION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INCUBATION; REPRODUCTION;

ANOMURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LOXOPAGURUS LOXOCHELIS;

EID: 36649018966     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: 14636395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2007.00302.x     Document Type: Article

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