Postlarval development of Halicarcinus planatus females (Crustacea: Decapoda: Hymenosomatidae) in the estuary of the Deseado River, Argentina

Scientia Marina

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 127-132

  Vinuesa, Julio H ^a   Ferrari, Lucrecia ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Females; Halicarcinus planatus; Juvenile stages; Morphology; Morphometry; Relative growth

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY;

ARGENTINA; DESEADO MASSIF; SANTA CRUZ [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HYMENOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 41849133306     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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