Metamorphosis of mangrove crab megalopae, Ucides cordatus (Ocypodidae): Effects of interspecific versus intraspecific settlement cues

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 362, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-107

  Simith, Darlan J B ^a   Diele, Karen ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conspecific; Interspecific; Larval development; Mangrove crab; Megalopa; Metamorphosis; Odours; Settlement cues; Ucides cordatus

Indexed keywords

CRAB; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; HABITAT QUALITY; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MANGROVE; MASS MORTALITY; METAMORPHOSIS; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; SETTLING BEHAVIOR;

CALLINECTES DANAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FUNGI; GONIOPSIS CRUENTATA; OCYPODIDAE; SCYLLA; UCA; UCA MARACOANI; UCIDES; UCIDES CORDATUS;

EID: 47949101136     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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