Patterns of morphological and genetic variability in UK populations of the shore crab, Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 329, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-54

  Brian, Jayne V ^a,d   Fernandes, Teresa ^a   Ladle, Richard J ^b   Todd, Peter A ^c  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcinus maenas; Genetic variation; Morphology; Phenotypic plasticity; Shore crab

Indexed keywords

CRAB; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BRACHYURA; CARCINUS MAENAS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSIDAE;

EID: 31344475432     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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