Cannibal-prey dynamics in young juveniles and postlarvae of the blue crab

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-187

  Moksnes, P O ^a   Lipcius, R N ^b   Pihl, L ^a   Van Montfrans, J ^b  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Callinectes sapidus; Cannibalism; Functional response; Habitat shift; Megalopa; Metamorphosis

Indexed keywords

BLUE CRAB; CANNIBALISM; CRAB JUVENILE; CRUSTACEAN LARVAE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; JUVENILES; METAMORPHOSIS; MORTALITY;

ARTICLE; CANNIBALISM; CRAB; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; PREDATOR;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA;

EID: 0030922064     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00052-X     Document Type: Article

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