Vertical movement of mud crab megalopae (Scylla serrata) in response to light: Doing it differently down under

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 341, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 196-203

  Webley, James A C ^a   Connolly, Rod M ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Estuary; Phototaxis; Recruitment; Selective tidal streaming; Vertical migration

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRAB; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; LARVA; LIGHT; METAMORPHISM; PHOTOTAXIS; RECRUITMENT; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; VERTICAL MIGRATION; WATER COLUMN;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PORTUNIDAE; SCYLLA SERRATA;

EID: 33846202127     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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