Comparison of light traps and plankton tows for sampling brachyuran crab larvae in an Alaskan Fjord

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 175-179

  Porter, Stephanie S ^a   Eckert, Ginny L ^b   Byron, Carrie J ^c   Fisher, Jennifer L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Crabs; Ecology; Fisheries biology; Larvae

Indexed keywords

BRACHYURAN; CANCRIDAE; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSIDAE; MAJIDAE; PINNOTHERIDAE;

EID: 39149098831     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/06-2818R.1     Document Type: Article

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