Life history of the talitrid amphipod Macarorchestia remyi (Schellenberg, 1950) on a Tyrrhenian sandy beach, Italy

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 635, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 171-180

  Pavesi, Laura ^a   De Matthaeis, Elvira ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphipod; Beach; Life cycle; Macarorchestia; Reproduction; Talitrid

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; CENTRAL ITALY; HAND OVER; LIFE HISTORY; MACARORCHESTIA; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SANDY BEACH; SEX RATIOS; TALITRID; TOTAL LENGTH; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

ANIMALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BEACHES;

AMPHIPOD; BEACH; BODY SIZE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EGG SIZE; INTERSEX; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SAMPLING; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALIA; TALITRIDAE;

EID: 70350425987     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9909-3     Document Type: Article

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