Reproductive biology of the spider crab Leucippa pentagona (Decapoda: Epialtidae), in Bustamante Bay, Argentina Biología reproductiva del cangrejo araña Leucippa pentagona (Decapoda: Epialtidae), en Bahía Bustamante, Argentina

Sizes at maturity, breeding period, and fecundity of the spider crab Leucippa pentagona in Bustamante Bay, Argentina (45.11°S, 66.56°W) were analyzed. Specimens were collected monthly between May 2006 and February 2008. The size at morphometric maturity was determined based on relative changes in ch...

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Main Authors: Martín Varisco, Julio Vinuesa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escuela de Ciencias del Mar, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso 2011-11-01
Series:Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2011000300008