TIMING AND SEASONALITY OF THE TERMINAL MOLT AND MATING MIGRATION IN THE SPIDER CRAB, MAJA BRACHYDACTYLA: EVIDENCE OF ALTERNATIVE MATING STRATEGIES

Timing and synchronization at individual and population levels of the processes related to the terminal molt, gonad maturation, accumulation of energy reserves and migration in the spider crab Maja brachydactyla are analyzed. Also, the intra and intersexual variability is established. Two hypotheses...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of shellfish research 2006-08, Vol.25 (2), p.577-587
Hauptverfasser:	CORGOS, ANTONIO, VERÍSIMO, PATRICIA, FREIRE, JUAN
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Behavior Crabs decapod Decapoda Fishes Maja brachydactyla Marine mating mating strategies Migration Physiological aspects reproductive migration Sexual behavior
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