Diurnal activity in a group of Gulf of Maine decapods

Crustaceana

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 603-620

  Novak, Mark ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CRAB; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; LOBSTER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

APPLEDORE ISLAND; ISLES OF SHOALS; MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CANCER BOREALIS; CANCER IRRORATUS; CANCRIDAE; CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HOMARUS; HOMARUS AMERICANUS; LOBSTER; NEPHROPIDAE; PORTUNIDAE;

EID: 4644288624     PISSN: 0011216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568540041717975     Document Type: Review

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