Influence of settlement time and size on postsettlement growth in the American lobster (Homarus americanus)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2436-2446

  James Pirri, Mary Jane ^a,c   Cobb, J Stanley ^a   Wahle, Richard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^c RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; GROWTH RATE; LARVAL SETTLEMENT;

DECAPODA; HOMARUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0032434697     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f98-131     Document Type: Article

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