Reproductive biology of the freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium carcinus (L.) (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) from Costa rica, central America

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 343-349

  Lara, Luis Rólier ^a   Wehrtmann, Ingo S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Central america; Fecundity; Macrobrachium carcinus; Reproductive output

Indexed keywords

CARIDEAN; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MACROBRACHIUM; MACROBRACHIUM CARCINUS; PALAEMONIDAE;

EID: 68649123397     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/08-3109.1     Document Type: Article

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