Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4397895 | Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology | 2006 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
This strong physiological adaptability enables the megalopa of A. roberti to cross during its upstream migration, within a short time (6Â days), strong osmotic gradients, so that metamorphosis is possible also in freshwater habitats where the conspecific adult crabs live. The speed of migration appears to be limited by physiological constraints related to changes in the capability for osmoregulation occurring during the course of the moulting cycle.
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Authors
Gabriela Torres, Klaus Anger, Luis Giménez,