Handling time and predation behaviour by the crab, Cancer pagurus, preying on cultured scallop, Pecten maximus

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 34, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1191-1200

  Grefsrud, Ellen Sofie ^a   Strand, Øivind ^a   Haugum, Geir Askvik ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Indust Reg Devmt F   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cancer pagurus; Handling time; Pecten maximus; Persistence time; Predation; Shell breaking techniques

Indexed keywords

CRAB; HANDLING TIME; PERSISTENCE; PREDATION; SCALLOP CULTURE;

BIVALVIA; CANCER PAGURUS; CANCRIDAE; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PAGURUS; PECTEN MAXIMUS; PECTINIDAE;

EID: 0242349731     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2109.2003.00927.x     Document Type: Article

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