Decapoda of southern Chile: DNA barcoding and integrative taxonomy with focus on the genera Acanthocyclus and Eurypodius

R Meyer, A Weis, RR Melzer - Systematics and Biodiversity, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
A combination of DNA sequence and morphological data is used to assess the taxonomy of
Chilean decapods. The c. 657-base-pair long mitochondrial protein-coding gene COI …

[HTML][HTML] Field assessment of the predation risk-food availability trade-off in crab megalopae settlement

S Tapia-Lewin, LM Pardo - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Settlement is a key process for meroplanktonic organisms as it determines distribution of
adult populations. Starvation and predation are two of the main mortality causes during this …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial variation in the environmental control of crab larval settlement in a micro-tidal austral estuary

LM Pardo, CS Cardyn, J Garcés-Vargas - Helgoland Marine Research, 2012 - Springer
Settlement of benthic marine invertebrates is determined by the interaction between physical
factors and biological processes, in which the tide, wind, and predation can play key roles …

Survival and behavioral responses of juvenile crabs of Cancer edwardsii to severe hyposalinity events triggered by increased runoff at an estuarine nursery ground

LM Pardo, K González, JP Fuentes, K Paschke… - Journal of Experimental …, 2011 - Elsevier
Estuaries represent highly dynamic environments, especially with respect to salinity.
Exploitation of these habitats by marine species can assist their ecological success …

Morphology of the larval stages of Macropodia czernjawskii (Brandt, 1880)(Decapoda, Brachyura, Inachidae) reared in the laboratory

E Marco-Herrero, A Rodriguez, JA Cuesta - 2012 - digital.csic.es
The complete larval development of Macropodia czernjawskii (Brandt, 1880), is described
and illustrated for the first time. Larvae were reared in the laboratory and development …

Use of novel microsatellite markers for population and paternity analysis in the commercially important crab Metacarcinus edwardsii (Brachyura: Cancridae)

N Rojas-Hernandez, D Véliz, LM Pardo - Marine Biology Research, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
In order to study fishery stocks and the effect of the male-biased fishery on multiple paternity,
new genetic resources were developed for Metacarcinus edwardsii, the most important crab …

A new passive collector to assess settlement rates, substrate selection and predation pressure in decapod crustacean larvae

LM Pardo, CS Cardyn, P Mora, RA Wahle - Journal of Experimental Marine …, 2010 - Elsevier
Quantitative sampling and experiments evaluating larval settlement of marine invertebrates
require an effective, highly replicable sampling unit. Artificial collectors, cages and solid …

Misidentification of megalopae as a potential source of error in studies of population genetics and ecology of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus

TJ Sullivan, JE Neigel - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2017 - int-res.com
Inaccuracy in taxonomic identification is an unknown but potentially important source of error
in studies of planktonic larval ecology and evolution. We address the misidentification of …

[HTML][HTML] Asentamiento diario de megalopas de jaibas del género Cancer en un estuario micromareal

LM Pardo, P Mora-Vásquez… - Latin american journal of …, 2012 - SciELO Chile
El asentamiento de crustáceos decápodos en ambientes estuarinos, es la última etapa de
un complejo proceso en que las especies meroplanctónicas cierran la fase de vida …

Spatial and short-term variability of larval, post-larval and macrobenthic assemblages associated with subtidal kelp forest ecosystems in Central Chile

SA Carrasco, L Vandecasteele… - Marine Biology …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Identifying patterns of spatial and temporal variability in the composition of communities
associated with kelp forests is critical to understand the functioning of this productive, yet …