The capacity of crab megalopae to autotomize body appendages and the consequences upon their feeding ability - the price to pay to live another day
During the mass settlement events of brachyuran crabs, there is a significant chance of density-dependent injury in the megalopae (last larval stage) because cannibalism can occur by larger conspecifics. Laboratory observations revealed that the appendages that are more prone to injury are eyestalks...
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| Language: | eng |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10773/11223 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/11223 |