Health State, morphological characterization and biometric parameters in the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 (Brachyura: Ocypodidae)

The crab Ucides cordatus is an important feature of mangroves in the North and Northeast of Brazil. In 2002 a large mortality was reported on this species in the Jaguaribe River Estuary. In order to investigate the possible causes specimens were collected monthly between May 2002 and December 2003 a...

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Main Authors: Pedro Alexandre Valentim-Neto, Tereza Cristina Vasconcelos Gesteira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2020-02-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum : Biological Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/47430