Self-regulating mechanisms in cannibalistic populations of juvenile shore crabs Carcinus maenas

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1343-1354

  Moksnes, Per Olav ^a,b  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carcinus maenas; Density dependent cannibalism; European green crab; Functional response; Larval supply; Mutual interference; Nursery habitat; Recruitment regulation; Settlement

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; CRAB; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; POPULATION REGULATION; RECRUITMENT;

CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSIDAE; PORTUNIDAE; SIGMOIDEA;

EID: 4444289760     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-0750     Document Type: Article

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