Stimulation of metamorphosis in an estuarine crab, Chasmagnathus granulata (Dana, 1851): Temporal window of cue receptivity

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 311, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-36

  Gebauer, P ^a   Paschke, K ^a   Anger, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

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

Author keywords

Brachyura; Chemical cues; Larvae; Megalopa; Moulting cycle; Settlement

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; CRAB; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LARVAL TRANSPORT; METAMORPHOSIS; MOLT; ZOOPLANKTON;

BRACHYURA; CHASMAGNATHUS GRANULATA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 4644303138     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2004.04.014     Document Type: Article

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