Size at maturity of female American lobsters from an estuarine and coastal population

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 857-863

  Little, Susan A ^a   Watson III, Winsor H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuary; Homarus americanus; Lobster; Sexual maturity

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; LOBSTER; MIGRATION; SIZE AT MATURITY;

GREAT BAY; ISLES OF SHOALS; NEW HAMPSHIRE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

HOMARUS; HOMARUS AMERICANUS; INVERTEBRATA; LOBSTER; NEPHROPIDAE;

EID: 3843093793     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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