Early stages of the Asian shore crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus as potential prey for the striped killifish Fundulus majalis

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 346, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 28-35

  Kim, Anita K A ^a   O'Connor, Nancy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Crab; Fish; Fundulus majalis; Hemigrapsus sanguineus; Nonindigenous; Predation

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CRAB; CRUSTACEAN; CYPRINID; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; JUVENILE; LABORATORY METHOD; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; ROCKY SHORE;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; CRUSTACEA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FUNDULUS MAJALIS; HEMIGRAPSUS SANGUINEUS; MERCENARIA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 34248211139     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.01.011     Document Type: Article

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