Influence of natural settlement cues on the metamorphosis of fiddler crab megalopae, Uca vocator (Decapoda: Ocypodidae)

Influence of natural settlement cues on the metamorphosis of fiddler crab megalopae, Uca vocator (Decapoda: Ocypodidae)

Megalopae of many decapod crab species accelerate their development time to metamorphosis (TTM) when exposed to natural physical and/or chemical cues characteristic of the parental habitat. In the present study, the influence of natural settlement cues on the moulting rates and development TTM in me...

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Main Authors: Darlan J.B. Simith, Karen Diele, Fernando A. Abrunhosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2010-06-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
odores' conspecíficos
caranguejo violinista
megalopa
metamorfose
assentamento
Uca vocator
conspecific 'odours'
fiddler crab
metamorphosis
settlement
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