Size at maturity and molting probability across latitude in female Cancer pagurus
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SHORT COMMUNICATION Nephila female gigantism attained through post-maturity molting
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عنوان ژورنال: Fisheries Research
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0165-7836
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2018.03.024