Predation on winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) eggs by the sand shrimp (Crangon septemspinosa)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1611-1625

  Taylor, David L ^a   Danila, Donald J ^b  

^a ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dominion Nuclear Connecticut Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICHTHYOPLANKTON; MORTALITY; PREDATION; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CONNECTICUT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CRANGON SEPTEMSPINOSA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PLEURONECTOIDEI; PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS;

EID: 26944453638     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f05-047     Document Type: Article

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