Recovery of claw size and function following autotomy in Cancer productus (Decapoda: Brachyura)

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-62

  Brock, Rachel E ^a   Smith, L David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOTOMY; CLAW SIZE; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; RED ROCK CRAB; REGENERATION;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, BARKLEY SOUND;

CANCER PRODUCTUS; DECAPODA;

EID: 0031597505     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1542513     Document Type: Article

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