Asynchronous Hatching and Extended Parental Care in Aegla schmitti (Decapoda, Anomura)

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to describe the behavior of newly-hatched juveniles and maternal care in Aegla schmitti. The experiment was conducted using seven ovigerous females with eggs at different stages of embryonic development and 12 eggs that had been placed in a separate aquarium. We ob...

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Main Authors: Carolina de Lima Adam, Murilo Marochi, Mariana Lacerda, Andre Trevisan, Setuko Masunari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2018-06-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132017000100450&lng=en&tlng=en