Spawning biology of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, in North Carolina

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 273-285

  Dickinson, Gary H ^a   Rittschof, Daniel ^a   Latanich, Catherine ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAB; SPAWNING;

CARROT ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DAUCUS CAROTA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PHOXINUS PHOXINUS;

EID: 33750529329     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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