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Original articles

Advances in population monitoring of the mangrove ‘uçá’-crab (Ucides cordatus): reduction of body size variance for better evaluation of population structure and extractive potential

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Pages 141-153 | Received 19 May 2022, Accepted 13 Apr 2023, Published online: 26 May 2023

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