Population biology of Excirolana armata (Dana, 1853) (Isopoda, Cirolanidae) on an exposed sandy beach in Southeastern Brazil

Marine Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 330-340

  Petracco, Marcelo ^a   Cardoso, Ricardo S ^b   Corbisier, Thais N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cirolanid isopod; Excirolana armata; Population biology; Sandy beaches; S o Paulo state, Brazil

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEACH; FECUNDITY; ISOPOD; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

CIROLANIDAE; EXCIROLANA ARMATA; ISOPODA;

EID: 77950298303     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2009.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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