Population and reproductive features of the western Atlantic hermit crab Pagurus criniticornis (Anomura, Paguridae) from Anchieta Island, southeastern Brazil Caracterização populacional e reprodutiva do ermitão do Atlântico Ocidental Pagurus criniticornis (Anomura, Paguridae) da Ilha Anchieta, sudeste do Brasil

Population and reproductive features of the western Atlantic hermit crab Pagurus criniticornis (Anomura, Paguridae) from Anchieta Island, southeastern Brazil Caracterização populacional e reprodutiva do ermitão do Atlântico Ocidental Pagurus criniticornis (Anomura, Paguridae) da Ilha Anchieta, sudeste do Brasil

The population of the hermit crab Pagurus criniticornis (Dana, 1852) was studied based on seasonal abundance, size frequency distribution, sex ratio, reproductive period, fecundity and shell relationship. Specimens were collected monthly by SCUBA diving in the infralittoral area of Anchieta Island,...

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Main Authors: Fernando L. Mantelatto, Fabíola C. R. Faria, Carmen L. Iossi, Renata Biagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2007-01-01
Series:Iheringia: Série Zoologia
Subjects:
Crustacea
ermitão
biologia populacional
fecundidade
hermit crab
populational biology
fecundity
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