Fatty Acids of Densely Packed Embryos of Carcinus maenas Reveal Homogeneous Maternal Provisioning and No Within-Brood Variation at Hatching

Embryonic development of decapod crustaceans relies on yolk reserves supplied to offspring through maternal provisioning. Unequal partitioning of nutritional reserves during oogenesis, as well as fluctuating environmental conditions during incubation, can be sources of within-brood variability. Ulti...

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Main Author: Rey, Felisa (author)
Other Authors: Moreira, Ana S. P. (author), Ricardo, Fernando (author), Coimbra, Manuel A. (author), Domingues, M. Rosário M. (author), Domingues, Pedro (author), Rosa, Rui (author), Queiroga, Henrique (author), Calado, Ricardo (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10451/41074
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/41074