REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL OF THE HERMIT CRAB CALCINUS TIBICEN (ANOMURA) FROM UBATUBA, SAO PAULO, BRAZIL

The purpose of this study was to determine egg production by Culcinus tibicen, as well as the influence of shell type on fecundity using morphometric relationships. Ovigerous females were collected at 2-month intervals for 2 consecutive years (from January 1993 to November 1994) along the rocky shor...

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Published in:	Journal of crustacean biology Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 268 - 275
Main Authors:	Fernando Luis Medina Mantelatto, Garcia, Renata Biagi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherland BRILL 01-01-1999 Crustacean Society
Subjects:	Biological taxonomies Biology Calcinus tibicen Crustaceans Eggs Fecundity Female animals Hermit crabs Marine Marine ecology Population ecology Species ASW, Brazil, Sao Paulo
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