Reproductive timing and larval dispersal of intertidal crabs: the predator avoidance hypothesis

Many intertidal and shallow water crabs have strong reproductive cycles and migratory larvae. Females release larvae near the time of high water of the larger amplitude nocturnal tides during the semilunar or lunar cycles. Newly hatched larvae move quickly at night toward and into the sea where, wee...

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Auteur principal: CHRISTY,JOHN H.
Langue:English
Publié: Sociedad de Biología de Chile 2003
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