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Daily Rhythm of Feeding Activity of the Freshwater Crab Dilocarcinus Pagei Pagei in the Rio Pilcomayo National Park, Formosa, Argentina

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Modern Approaches to the Study of Crustacea

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Dilocarcinus pagei pagei (Simpson) is one the several Argentinean freshwater crabs; its geographical distribution extends from northeastern Argentina to Buenos Aires (Morrone and Lopretto 1995, Magalhães and Türkay 1996). This crab is an important component of the littoral fauna in the lagoons of the Río Pilcomayo National Park, in the province of Formosa; however, there is little information in the literature about its biology and ecology (Lopretto 1981, Lopretto 1995, Lopretto 1998, Magalhães and Türkay 1996).

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Williner, V., Collins, P.A. (2002). Daily Rhythm of Feeding Activity of the Freshwater Crab Dilocarcinus Pagei Pagei in the Rio Pilcomayo National Park, Formosa, Argentina. In: Escobar-Briones, E., Alvarez, F. (eds) Modern Approaches to the Study of Crustacea. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0761-1_27

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