Adult fiddler crabs Uca pugnax (Smith) enhance sediment-associated cues for molting of conspecific megalopae

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 335, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 123-130

  O'Connor, Nancy J ^a   Van, Bon T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical cue; Fiddler crab; Metamorphosis; Molting; Sediment; Uca pugnax

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COLONIZATION; CRAB FISHERY; INCUBATION; JUVENILE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; METAMORPHOSIS; MOLT; SEDIMENT;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; MINUCA PUGNAX; OCYPODIDAE;

EID: 33744530622     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.03.012     Document Type: Article

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