Fecundity, embryo size and embryo loss in the estuarine shrimp Salmoneus carvachoi Anker, 2007 (Crustacea: Alpheidae) from a tidal mudflat in northeastern Brazil

Abstract Studies on fecundity and embryo size have been frequently used to infer about the reproductive potential, embryogenesis, and the energy investment in embryo production in crustaceans. These parameters are relevant to the knowledge of life-history and diversity of reproductive strategies dev...

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Main Authors: Mário Vitor Oliveira, Ana Carla Costa-Souza, Rodolfo Mariano, Alexandre Oliveira Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2018-10-01
Series:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492018000100243&lng=en&tlng=en