Effects of temporary food limitation on survival and development of brachyuran crab larvae

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 485-494

  Gimenez, Luis ^a,b   Anger, Klaus ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAB; DIEL MIGRATION; FOOD LIMITATION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; SURVIVAL; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

BRACHYURAN; CANCER (CRUSTACEAN); CANCER PAGURUS; CARCINUS MAENAS; CHASMAGNATHUS GRANULATA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 25844439555     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbi024     Document Type: Article

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