Demographic assessment of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) in Chesapeake Bay using extractable lipofuscins as age markers

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 312-320

  Ju, Se Jong ^a   Secor, David H ^a   Harvey, H Rodger ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRAB; DEMOGRAPHY; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CALLINECTES; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PORTUNIDAE;

EID: 0038515268     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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