Abundance of estuarine crab larvae is associated with tidal hydrologic variables

Marine Biology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 403-413

  DeVries, M C ^a   Tankersley, R A ^a   Forward Jr , R B ^a   Kirby Smith, W W ^a   Luettich Jr , R A ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHYURA; CRAB; TIDAL CYCLE;

USA, NORTH CAROLINA, NEWPORT RIVER ESTUARY;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; PINNIXA; PINNOTHERES; UCA; XANTHIDAE;

EID: 0028581267     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: 14321793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00350297     Document Type: Article

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