Crabs on cue for the coast: The use of underwater sound for orientation by pelagic crab stages

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 841-845

  Jeffs, Andrew ^a,b   Tolimieri, Nick ^b,c,d   Montgomery, John C ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Crab larvae; Crustacean sound reception; Onshore transport; Orientation

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CUE; BIOACOUSTICS; CRAB; ORIENTATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LOBSTER;

EID: 0347659526     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF03007     Document Type: Article

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