Browsing Smithsonian Marine Station by Author "Lira, Carlos"

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Molecular phylogeny of enigmatic Caribbean spider crabs from the Mithrax Mithraculus species complex (Brachyura: Majidae: Mithracinae): ecological diversity and a formal test of genera monophyly

Baeza, J. Antonio; Bolaños, Juan A.; Fuentes, Soledad; Hernandez, Jesus E.; Lira, Carlos; Lopez, Regulo (2010)

Crabs from the Mithrax Mithraculus species complex are known for their diversity of lifestyles, habitats, and coloration. This group includes small, colourful, symbiotic species and much larger, reef-dwelling crabs targeted ...
Population dynamics and reproductive output of the non-indigenous crab <I>Charybdis hellerii</I> in the south-eastern Caribbean Sea

Bolaños, Juan A.; Baeza, J. Antonio; Hernandez, Jesús E.; Lira, Carlos; López, Régulo (2012)

Charybdis hellerii is one of several poorly known non-indigenous crabs in the Caribbean. In this study we report on the reproductive dynamic of a shallow subtidal population that invaded Isla Margarita, Venezuela, south-eastern ...

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