Biological characteristics of a newly established green crab (Carcinus maenas) population in the southern gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 427-441

  Audet, Dominique ^a   Miron, Gilles ^a   Moriyasu, Mikio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carcinus maenas; Fecundity; Gonadosomatic analysis; Green crab; Mating; Northern distribution; Ovigerous females; Population; Reproduction; Size at maturity

Indexed keywords

CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 42449147891     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2008)27[427:BCOANE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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