Gonad development in females of fiddler crab Uca rapax (Crustacea, Brachyura, Ocypodidae) using macro and microscopic techniques Desenvolvimento da gônada em fêmeas do caranguejo-violinista Uca rapax (Crustacea, Brachyura, Ocypodidae) utilizando técnicas macro e microscópicas

Gonad development in females of fiddler crab Uca rapax (Crustacea, Brachyura, Ocypodidae) using macro and microscopic techniques Desenvolvimento da gônada em fêmeas do caranguejo-violinista Uca rapax (Crustacea, Brachyura, Ocypodidae) utilizando técnicas macro e microscópicas

The morphology of the ovaries in Uca rapax (Smith, 1870) was described based on macroscopic and microscopic analysis. Females were collected in Itamambuca mangrove, Ubatuba, state of São Paulo, Brazil. In the laboratory, 18 females had their ovaries removed and prepared for histology. Each gonad dev...

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Main Authors: Daniela da Silva Castiglioni, Maria Lucia Negreiros-Fransozo, Laura S. López Greco, Aron F. Silveira, Sérgio O. Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2007-12-01
Series:Iheringia: Série Zoologia
Subjects:
Análise macroscópica
análise histológica
oogônias
oócitos primários e secundários
Uca rapax
Macroscopic analysis
histological analysis
oogonias
primary and secundary oocytes
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