Fernando Luís Medina Mantelatto

Ontogenetic allometry of the first gonopod in the land crab Johngarthia lagostoma (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Gecarcinidae): delayed development of the corneous unguis suggests morphofunctional specialization

Abstract In Brachyura, reproduction involves a range of behavioral, morphological, and physiological mechanisms that contribute to reproductive success. The land crab Johngarthia lagostoma , endemic to four oceanic islands in the South Atlantic, shows no clear pre- or post-copula...