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Page 841
... females after about 13 months . Isopods of the genus Rhyscotoides show a similar change from male to female as they grow older . Characteristic differences in structure or behaviour be- Sexual tween the sexes are widespread in the ...
... females after about 13 months . Isopods of the genus Rhyscotoides show a similar change from male to female as they grow older . Characteristic differences in structure or behaviour be- Sexual tween the sexes are widespread in the ...
Page 855
... female in the open water , usually in synchrony with lunar periodicity , cycles of temperature , or food availability . Mating ( copulation ) is very brief , often completed in a few seconds and usually following the reproductive molt ...
... female in the open water , usually in synchrony with lunar periodicity , cycles of temperature , or food availability . Mating ( copulation ) is very brief , often completed in a few seconds and usually following the reproductive molt ...
Page 859
... female , first pleopod expanded under carapace to enclose a brood pouch ; deep - swimming , tropical marine . Order Decapoda ( shrimps , lobsters , hermit crabs , crabs ) . Cara- pace large , enclosing thorax and gill chamber ; inner ...
... female , first pleopod expanded under carapace to enclose a brood pouch ; deep - swimming , tropical marine . Order Decapoda ( shrimps , lobsters , hermit crabs , crabs ) . Cara- pace large , enclosing thorax and gill chamber ; inner ...
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