Developmental patterns of larval growth in the edible spider crab, Maja brachydactyla (Decapoda: Majidae)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 357, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-40

  Andrés, Mireia ^a   Estévez, Alicia ^a   Anger, Klaus ^b   Rotllant, Guiomar ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

Biochemical composition; Growth; Larval development; Maja brachydactyla

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CRAB; HATCHING; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METAMORPHOSIS; MOLT;

ARANEAE; ARTEMIA; BRACHYURAN; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MAJA BRACHYDACTYLA; MAJIDAE;

EID: 40349096473     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.12.015     Document Type: Article

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