Variation in cheliped form in two species of squat lobsters (Decapoda: Anomura) from Chile

AbstractThe current study describes the variation in cheliped form of two species of squat lobsters that inhabit the continental margin off Chile: Cervimunida johni and Pleuroncodes monodon. We compared their cheliped form in the context of the reproductive strategy. The general tendency of form var...

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Main Authors: Aníbal H. Lezcano, Miguel A. Penna, Federico Márquez, Martin Thiel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592015000300303&lng=en&tlng=en