Molt and growth of an estuarine crab, Chasmagnathus granulatus (Brachyura: Varunidae), in Mar Chiquita coastal lagoon, Argentina

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 333-344

  Luppi, Tomás A ^a,b   Spivak, E D ^a   Bas, C C ^a,b   Anger, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b CONICET ^*  (Argentina)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; CRAB; GROWTH; MOLT;

ARGENTINA; CORDOBA [ARGENTINA]; MAR CHIQUITA; SOUTH AMERICA;

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

EID: 5444273463     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2004.00575.x     Document Type: Article

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