Potential for population regulation of the zebra mussel by finfish and the blue crab in North American estuaries

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 179-186

  Boles, Larry C ^a,b   Lipcius, Romuald N ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue crab; Population regulation; Predation; Zebra mussel

Indexed keywords

BLUE CRAB; ESTUARINE ORGANISMS; FINFISH; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POPULATION CONTROL; POPULATION REGULATION; PREDATION; PREDATORS; ZEBRA MUSSEL;

USA, NEW YORK, HUDSON ESTUARY;

BIVALVIA; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA;

EID: 0030875483     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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