Reproduction and management of the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Crustacea, Brachyura, Ucididae) at Iguape, São Paulo, Brazil

The mangrove crab Ucides cordatus is one of the most exploited crustaceans in Brazil. The present study investigated the breeding season of this species and the period of the “andada” phenomenon, when the crabs are active outside their burrows and perform agonistic behaviors. Furthermore related the...

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Main Authors: BRUNO S. SANT'ANNA, ROBERTO P. BORGES, GUSTAVO Y. HATTORI, MARCELO A. A. PINHEIRO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2014-09-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652014000301411&lng=en&tlng=en