Seasonal fluctuations of some biological traits of the invader Caprella scaura (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Caprellidae) in the mar piccolo of taranto (Ionian Sea, southern Italy);Fluctuaciones estacionales de algunas características biológicas de la invasora Caprella scaura en el mar piccolo de taranto (Mar Jónico, sur de Italia)

Scientia Marina

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 169-178

  Prato, Ermelinda ^a   Parlapiano, Isabella ^a   Biandolino, Francesca ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caprella scaura; Introduced species; Ionian sea; Lagoon area; Mar piccolo

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; BREEDING POPULATION; BROOD SIZE; CRUSTACEAN; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAGOON; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (WEST); IONIAN SEA; ITALY; MAR PICCOLO; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PUGLIA; TARANTO;

EID: 84874865576     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 18868134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.03631.21B     Document Type: Article

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