Salinity tolerance in the early larval stages of Carcinus maenas (Decapoda, Brachyura), a recent invader of the Bras d'Or Lakes, Nova Scotia, Canada

Crustaceana

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 475-490

  Bravo, Monica A ^a,b   Cameron, Beth ^a   Metaxas, Anna ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CRAB; INVASIVE SPECIES; JUVENILE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SURVIVAL;

BRAS D'OR LAKE; CANADA; CAPE BRETON ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

BRACHYURA; CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 34547540543     PISSN: 0011216X     EISSN: 15685403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854007780440957     Document Type: Article

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