Tidal-amplitude rhythms of larval release: Variable departure from presumed optimal timing among populations of the mottled shore crab

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 859-865

  Bueno, M ^a   Flores, A A V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brachyura; larval release synchronism; reproductive output; tidal rhythms

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; COASTAL WATER; CRAB; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HATCHING; LARVA; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL; SYNCHRONY; TIDAL CURRENT;

BRACHYURA; CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; PACHYGRAPSUS TRANSVERSUS;

EID: 77958457909     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315410000044     Document Type: Article

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