Stimulation of molting in megalopae of the Asian shore crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus: Physical and chemical cues

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 352, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-8

  O'Connor, Nancy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian shore crab; Chemical cue; Hemigrapsus sanguineus; Megalopa; Molting; Physical cue

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; COASTAL ZONE; COLONIZATION; CRAB; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS; MODELING; MOLT; ROCKY SHORE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BRACHYURAN; CARCINUS MAENAS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HEMIGRAPSUS SANGUINEUS;

EID: 38949215035     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07315     Document Type: Article

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