Incidence of autotomy in New England populations of green crabs, Carcinus maenas, and an examination of the effect of claw autotomy on diet

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 713-719

  Mathews, L M ^a   McKnight, A E ^b   Avery, R ^c   Lee, K T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNELIDA; ARTHROPODA; CARCINUS MAENAS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0033230353     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1549295     Document Type: Article

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