Different early post-settlement strategies between American lobsters Homarus americanus and rock crabs Cancer irroratus in the Gulf of Maine

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 162, Issue , 1998, Pages 215-225

  Palma, Alvaro T ^a   Wahle, Richard A ^b   Steneck, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer irrotatus; Early post settlement; Homarus americanus; Mortality; Predation; Settlement; Substrate type; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

CANCER IRRORATUS; HOMARUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0032509955     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps162215     Document Type: Article

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