Agonistic interactions between invasive green crabs, Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus), and sub-adult American lobsters, Homarus americanus (Milne Edwards)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 329, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 66-74

  Williams, P J ^a   Floyd, T A ^a   Rossong, M A ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agonistic interactions; Carcinus maenas; Competition; Crustaceans; Homarus americanus; Invasive species

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CRAB; GAME THEORY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LOBSTER; NATIVE SPECIES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE;

ANIMALIA; CARCINUS MAENAS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HOMARUS AMERICANUS; LOBSTER;

EID: 31344468546     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.08.008     Document Type: Article

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