Reproductive behavior of the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Crustacea; Brachyura; Ucididae)
The aim of the present work was to study the reproductive behavior of the mangrove crab (Ucides cordatus) in the estuary of the Igaraçú River (Piauí, Brazil). Courtship and mating were observed in December 2007 and in January-March 2009. The most frequently observed reproductive behavior was the tra...
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132012000600014 |