Survival of Ucides cordatus (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) megalopae during transport under different conditions of density and duration

Target areas for Ucides cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763) restocking programs are often located far from the laboratory where larval rearing is developed. During translocation, the larvae are submitted to highly stressful conditions due to handling, packing, and transport activities. The aim of the present...

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Main Authors: Robson Ventura, Ubiratã A. T. da Silva, Antonio Ostrensky, Kelly Cottens, Gilmar Perbiche-Neves
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=S1984-46702010000600001