Reproductive bionomics and life history traits of three gammaridean amphipods, Cymadusa filosa Savigny, Ampithoe laxipodus Appadoo and Myers and Mallacoota schellenbergi Ledoyer from the tropical Indian Ocean (Mauritius)

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 227-238

  Appadoo, Chandani ^a   Myers, Alan A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Amphipod; Corophiid; Fecundity; Life history; Melitid; Sex ratio; Tropics

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SIZE AT MATURITY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; MAURITIUS; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

AMPHIPODA; AMPITHOE; CYMADUSA; CYMADUSA FILOSA; GAMMARIDEA;

EID: 9644283068     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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