Reproductive potential of individual male blue crabs, callinectes sapidus, in a fished population: Depletion and recovery of sperm number and seminal fluid

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1168-1177

  Kendall, M S ^a   Wolcott, D L ^a   Wolcott, T G ^a   Hines, A H ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAB FISHERY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SPERM;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; UNITED STATES;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034884886     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f01-065     Document Type: Article

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