Effect of salinity on survival and bioenergetics of juvenile lesser blue crabs, Callinectes similis

Marine Biology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-69

  Guerin, J L ^a,b   Stickle, W B ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; CRAB JUVENILE; JUVENILES; LESSER BLUE CRAB; SALINITY; SALINITY EFFECTS; SURVIVAL;

CALLINECTES SIMILIS; DECAPODA;

EID: 0030796498     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050146     Document Type: Article

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