A new record of Scylla olivacea (Dcapoda, Bachyura, Prtunidae) from Goa, central west coast of India – A comparative diagnosis
IR@NIO: CSIR-National Institute Of Oceanography, Goa
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Padate, V.P.
Rivonker, C.U. Anil, A.C. |
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2013-03-05T07:30:52Z
2013-03-05T07:30:52Z 2013 |
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Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, vol.42(1); 2013; 82-89
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4261 |
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| Description |
Taxonomic studies on mud crabs (Scylla) reveal considerable ambiguity in species identification owing to overlap of morphological characters. Present study consists a new record of Scylla olivacea along with a comparative diagnosis with S. serrata from the region. Further, minor phenotypic variations in the present S. olivacea specimens could be attributed to geographical isolation from existing populations.
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en
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CSIR-NISCAIR
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Creative Commons License: CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
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new record
check lists morphology Scylla olivacea |
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| Title |
A new record of Scylla olivacea (Dcapoda, Bachyura, Prtunidae) from Goa, central west coast of India – A comparative diagnosis
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Journal Article
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