Variation in early developmental stages in two populations of an intertidal crab, Neohelice (Chasmagnathus) granulata

Helgoland Marine Research

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 393-401

  Bas, Claudia C ^a   Spivak, Eduardo D ^a   Anger, Klaus ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

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

Author keywords

Argentina; Crab larvae; Larval size; Nutritional flexibility

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CRUSTACEAN; EGG DEVELOPMENT; HATCHING; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; POPULATION SIZE;

ARGENTINA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; MAR CHIQUITA LAGOON; SOUTH AMERICA;

CHASMAGNATHUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 55249112243     PISSN: 1438387X     EISSN: 14383888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10152-008-0128-5     Document Type: Article

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