Circatidal swimming behavior of brachyuran crab zoea larvae: Implications for ebb-tide transport

Marine Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2037-2051

  López Duarte, Paola C ^a   Tankersley, Richard A ^a  

^a Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHYURAN; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; CELUCA PUGILATOR; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OCYPODIDAE;

EID: 34548391149     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0614-3     Document Type: Article

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