Stomach contents of snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio, Decapoda, Brachyura) from the Northeast Newfoundland Shelf

Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science

Volumn 32, Issue , 2003, Pages 27-38

  Squires, Hubert J ^a   Dawe, Earl G ^b  

^a Society for the Exploration and Valuing of the Environment (SEVE)   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Chionoecetes opilio; Mature females; Newfoundland; Snow crab; Stomach contents

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; CRAB; DIET; PREDATION; STOMACH CONTENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NEWFOUNDLAND SHELF;

BIVALVIA; BRACHYURA; CALCAREA; CHIONOECETES OPILIO; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ECHINOIDEA; GASTROPODA; MACOMA; MACOMA CALCAREA; MALLOTUS VILLOSUS; OPHIUROIDEA; OPILIO; PANDALIDAE; PANDALUS BOREALIS; PISCES; POLYCHAETA; SABELLIDA; TELLINIDAE;

EID: 1542287557     PISSN: 02506408     EISSN: 18131859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2960/J.v32.a2     Document Type: Article

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