Continuous reproduction and recruitment in the narrowback mud crab panopeus americanus (brachyura, panopeidae) in a remnant human-impacted mangrove area

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Vergamini, Fernanda g ^a   Mantelatto, Fernando l ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Juvenile recruitment; Population; Reproduction; Sex ratio; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRACHYURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PANOPEIDAE; PANOPEUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 44849083836     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2008.9652251     Document Type: Article

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