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The relative growth of walking legs of adult Chinese mitten crabs, Eriocheir sinensis in the Odra estuary (Poland). The major axis statistical modeling Cover

The relative growth of walking legs of adult Chinese mitten crabs, Eriocheir sinensis in the Odra estuary (Poland). The major axis statistical modeling

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies
Volume 40 (2011): Issue 3 (September 2011)
By: Marcello Giosa and  Przemysław Czerniejewski  
Open Access
|Aug 2011

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-011-0030-7 | Journal eISSN: 1897-3191 | Journal ISSN: 1730-413X
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Language: English
Page range: 61 - 67
Published on: Aug 24, 2011
Published by: University of Gdańsk
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Keywords:
Chinese mitten crab,
merus,
propodus & carpus,
walking leg,
relative growth,
major axis,
slope test,
elevation test,
isometry test,
allometry
Related subjects:
Chemistry,
Chemistry, other,
Geosciences,
Geosciences, other,
Life sciences,
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