Occurrence in coastal waters and endogenous tidal swimming rhythms of late megalopae of the shore crab Carcinus maenas: Implications for onshore recruitment

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 136, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 69-79

  Zeng, Chaoshu ^a   Naylor, Ernest ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcinus maenas; Circatidal swimming rhythms; Flood tide transport; Megalopae; Metamorphosis

Indexed keywords

CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSIDAE;

EID: 0029839043     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps136069     Document Type: Article

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