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Larval development of Brachynotus sexdentatus (Risso, 1827) (Decapoda, Brachyura) reared under laboratory conditions, with notes on larval characters of the Varunidae

JOSÉ A. CUESTA Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía, Polígono Río Sun Pedro s/n. Apdo. Oficial, Puerto Real, 11510, Cádiz, Spain Phone: +34 (956) 832612 Fax: +34 (956) 832612; Department of Biology, Laboratory for Crustacean Research, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, PO BOX 42451, LA, 70504-2451, USA
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CHRISTOPH D. SCHUBART Department of Biology, Laboratory for Crustacean Research, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, PO BOX 42451, LA, 70504-2451, USA; Biologie I, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, D-93040, Germany
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ANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía, Polígono Río Sun Pedro s/n. Apdo. Oficial, Puerto Real, 11510, Cádiz, Spain Phone: +34 (956) 832612 Fax: +34 (956) 832612
Pages 207-223 | Received 08 Dec 1999, Accepted 12 Jan 2000, Published online: 01 Dec 2010

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