Heritability of circatidal vertical migration rhythms in zoea larvae of the crab Carcinus maenas (L.)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 239-257

  Zeng, Chaoshu ^a   Naylor, Ernest ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcinus maenas; circatidal migration rhythms; entrainment; heritability; laboratory spawned; larvae

Indexed keywords

CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA;

BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS; CIRCATIDAL; CRAB LARVA; HERITABILITY; VERTICAL MIGRATION; VERTICAL MIGRATIONS;

EID: 0030485558     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(96)00023-8     Document Type: Article

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