Endogenous swimming rhythms of blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, megalopae: Effects of offshore and estuarine cues

Marine Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 621-628

  Forward Jr , R B ^a   Swanson, J ^a   Tankersely, R A ^a,b   Welch, J M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; ZOSTERA MARINA;

ACTIVITY PATTERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; SWIMMING;

EID: 0030609521     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050052     Document Type: Article

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