Reproductive biology of the isopod Excirolana braziliensis at the southern edge of its geographical range

Helgoland Marine Research

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 273-280

  Martínez, Gastón ^a,b   Defeo, Omar ^a,b  

^a Unidad en Desarrollo de Ciencias del Mar   (Uruguay)

^b Direccion Nacional de Recursos Acuaticos   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Embryonic development; Isopods; Reproduction; Sandy beaches

Indexed keywords

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ISOPOD; JUVENILE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SURVIVAL;

SOUTH AMERICA; URUGUAY;

EXCIROLANA BRAZILIENSIS; ISOPODA;

EID: 37849186045     PISSN: 1438387X     EISSN: 14383888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10152-006-0042-7     Document Type: Article

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