The western Pacific brachyuran (Hemigrapsus sanguineus: Grapsidae), in its new habitat along the Atlantic coast of the United States: Geographic distribution and ecology

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 289-298

  McDermott, John J ^a  

^a FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustacea; Morphometrics; Rocky intertidal; Salinity tolerance

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH; INTERTIDAL ZONE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; REPRODUCTION;

ATLANTIC COAST; USA;

AARCINUS MAENAS; ARMASES CINEREUM; DECAPODA; HEMIGRAPSUS SANGUINEUS;

EID: 0032052090     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1997.0273     Document Type: Article

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