Effects of substratum and conspecific adults on the development and metamorphosis of Acanthocyclus hassleri (Brachyura: Bellidae) megalopae under laboratory conditions

Success in the pelagic-benthic transition of the meroplankton depends to a great extent on the environmental signals that induce the settlement and metamorphosis. Acanthocyclus hassleri interacts with sessile colonies of Perumytilus purpuratus and Phragmatopoma virgini from its early ontogenetic sta...

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Main Authors: Barría,Erwin M, Pradenas,Mauricio A, Jara,Carlos G
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Valparaíso. Facultad de Ciencias del Mar 2010
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-19572010000300005
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