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Table 4 Range of CW (carapace width, mm) within each abdomen shape category in Grapsus grapsus females

From: Biology of Grapsus grapsus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Brachyura, Grapsidae) in the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago, Equatorial Atlantic Ocean

Abdomen shape

Initial CW

Final CW

n

Juveniles*

Adults*

n

%

n

%

Triangular

9.1

34.7

92

90

73.8

2

1.0

Triangular/round

21.2

48.9

28

20

16.4

8

4.1

Round

24.1

57.3

198

12

9.8

186

94.9

Total

9.1

57.3

318

122

100

196

100

  1. T triangular, TR triangular/round, R round
  2. * Calculated using morphological maturity size (CW = 33.8 mm) as parameter