Biomass and elemental composition of eggs and larvae of a mangrove crab, Sesarma rectum Randall (Decapoda: Sesarmidae) and comparison to a related species with abbreviated larval development
We measured biomass and elemental composition (dry mass, W; carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, CHN) in eggs and larvae of a mangrove crab, Sesarma rectum.The results are compared Collections with previously published data from a closely related species with abbreviated development (S.curacaoense).Egg size of S.rectum increased during embryogenesis, while