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| SANT'ANNA,BRUNO S.; BORGES,ROBERTO P.; HATTORI,GUSTAVO Y.; PINHEIRO,MARCELO A. A.. |
| The mangrove crab Ucides cordatus is one of the most exploited crustaceans in Brazil. The present study investigated the breeding season of this species and the period of the “andada” phenomenon, when the crabs are active outside their burrows and perform agonistic behaviors. Furthermore related them to environmental factors, in a mangrove on the coast of Brazil, with inferences about management of this crab. The crabs reproduced from October through February. The “andada” occurred from November through February, with typical characteristics in the first two months, during the full and new moon periods, and was influenced positively by the air and soil temperature, luminosity, and tidal amplitude, and negatively by salinity. Based on the results of the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Brachyura; Crab; Mangrove; Management; Reproduction. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652014000301411 |
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