Population biology of the ‘uçá'-crab, Ucides cordatus(Linnaeus, 1763) (Brachyura: Ucididae), in mangroves of the Joanes River, Bahia State, Brazil

Population biology of the ‘uçá'-crab, Ucides cordatus(Linnaeus, 1763) (Brachyura: Ucididae), in mangroves of the Joanes River, Bahia State, Brazil

ABSTRACTThis study evaluated the population structure, relative growth and morphological maturity size in Ucides cordatus in the Joanes River, Bahia State (Brazil). Crabs were sampled in a fragmented and human-altered mangrove ecosystem in a Brazilian Environmental Protected Area (EPA). A total of 4...

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Main Authors: Elienai Elisia Bastos Moraes, Barbara Janaina Bezerra Nunesmaia, Marcelo Antonio Amaro Pinheiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Carcinologia
Series:Nauplius
Subjects:
Estuary
Growth
Mangrove land crab
Maturity
Reproduction
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