Latitudinal comparisons of reproductive traits in five Brachyuran species along the Chilean coast Comparaciones latitudinales de aspectos reproductivos en cinco especies de braquiuros a lo largo de la costa de Chile

Understanding large-scale patterns in reproductive investment and fecundity of marine invertebrates is important for determining the critical environmental variables affecting reproduction and thus, the spatial patterns of population dynamics. However, information on patterns of reproduction of mari...

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Main Authors: ANTONIO BRANTE, SANDRA CIFUENTES, HANS-OTTO PÖRTNER, WOLF ARNTZ, MIRIAM FERNÁNDEZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-03-01
Series:Revista Chilena de Historia Natural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2004000100003