Population biology of the burrowing shrimp Callichirus seilacheri (Decapoda: Callianassidae) in northern Chile

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 141-152

  Hernáez, Patricio ^a   Wehrtmann, Ingo S ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ARTURO PRAT   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Burrow density; Ghost shrimp; Pacific; Reproduction; Sexual maturity; South America

Indexed keywords

CALLIANASSIDAE; CALLICHIRUS SEILACHERI; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 47749146474     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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