Role of the embryo in crab terrestrialisation: An ontogenetic approach

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 430, Issue , 2011, Pages 121-131

  Cannicci, Stefano ^a   Simoni, Riccardo ^a   Giomi, Folco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bimodal respiration; Crab embryo; Developmental pathways; Marine terrestrial ecotone; Maternal care; Reproductive strategy; Respiration; Terrestrial adaptations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CRAB; ECOTONE; EMBRYO; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXCRETION; FITNESS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MATERNAL CARE; META-ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NATURAL SELECTION; ONTOGENY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RESPIRATION; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

BRACHYURAN; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 79957598753     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08954     Document Type: Article

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