Source populations in coastal crabs: Parameters affecting egg production

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 31-43

  Flores, Augusto A V ^a   Gomes, Cristal C ^b   Villano, Wagner F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adult benthic populations; Marine conservation; Reproductive traits; Source areas; Spatial structure

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; BRACHYURAN; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EPIALTUS BRASILIENSIS; GRAPSIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; MAJIDAE; PACHYGRAPSUS TRANSVERSUS;

EID: 70449589173     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00179     Document Type: Article

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