Mud crabs (Xanthidae) in Chesapeake Bay: Claw characteristics and predation on epifaunal bivalves

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 67-77

  Milke, Lisa M ^a   Kennedy, Victor S ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eurypanopeus depressus; Ischadium recurvum; Mechanical advantage; Mytilopsis leucophaeata; Rhithropanopeus harrisii

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; BIVALVIA; CALAPPIDAE; CALLIANASSIDAE; CANCRIDAE; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EURYPANOPEUS DEPRESSUS; GRAPSIDAE; ISCHADIUM RECURVUM; MAJIDAE; MYTILOPSIS LEUCOPHAEATA; OCYPODIDAE; OSTREIDAE; PORTUNIDAE; RHITHROPANOPEUS HARRISII; SCYLLA SERRATA; XANTHIDAE;

EID: 0035635775     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2001.tb00027.x     Document Type: Article

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