Predation on mud crab megalopae, Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edwards: Effect of habitat complexity, predator species and postlarval densities

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 191-202

  Dittel, Ana ^a   Epifanio, C E ^a   Natunewicz, Cecily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue crabs; Grass shrimp; Habitat complexity; Killifish; Marsh grass; Mud crab megalopae; Predation; Seaweeds; Shell bottom

Indexed keywords

PANOPEUS HERBSTII;

HABITAT; MEGALOPS; PREDATION; PREDATOR TYPE; SUBSTRATUM;

EID: 0030585394     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(96)00003-2     Document Type: Article

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