Spatial dynamics of large-scale, multistage crab (Callinectes sapidus) dispersal: Determinants and consequences for recruitment

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 873-887

  Etherington, Lisa L ^a,b   Eggleston, David B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAB; DISPERSAL; HABITAT RELATED BEHAVIOR; RECRUITMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED STATES;

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

EID: 0142090594     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f03-072     Document Type: Article

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