Offspring production in three freshwater crab species (Brachyura: Pseudothelphusidae) from the Amazon region and Central America

Freshwater crabs are an important component of the fauna of limnic environments, and out of the two true freshwater crab families present in the Neotropics, Pseudothelphusidae is the most diverse. Considering the lack of information regarding reproductive features of neotropical freshwater crabs, we...

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Main Authors: Ingo S. Wehrtmann, Célio Magalhães, Patricio Hernáez, Fernando L. Mantelatto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2010-01-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702010000600019