Dungeness crab, Cancer magister, do not extrude eggs annually in southeastern Alaska: An in situ study

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 280-288

  Swiney, Katherine M ^a,b   Shirley, Thomas C ^a   Taggart, S James ^c   O'Clair, Charles E ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d Auke Bay Laboratory ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER MAGISTER; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038241897     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/20021975-99990338     Document Type: Article

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