Reproductive period of the swimming crab Callinectes danae at the Santa Cruz Channel, a highly productive tropical estuary in Brazil

The aim of this study was to analyze reproductive aspects of Callinectes danae in one of the most productive estuarine systems in the Northeast Brazil, Santa Cruz Channel. A total of 1.573 individuals, being 756 females (23 ovigerous) and 817 males were examined from January to December 2009. Mature...

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Main Authors: Marina de Sá Leitão Câmara de Araújo, Aurinete de Oliveira Negromonte, Aline do Vale Barreto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Carcinologia
Series:Nauplius
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-64972011000200007&lng=en&tlng=en