A comparison of predation rates by non-indigenous and indigenous crabs (juvenile Carcinus maenas, juvenile Cancer irroratus, and adult Dyspanopeus sayi) in laboratory and field experiments

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 728-737

  Breen, Erin ^a   Metaxas, Anna ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer irroratus; Carcinus maenas; Consumption rates; Dyspanopeus sayi; Field and laboratory experimentation; Mytilus spp.; Predation; Temperature and salinity manipulation

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRAB; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELDWORK; LABORATORY METHOD; MOLLUSC; PREDATION; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE;

CANCER IRRORATUS; CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DYSPANOPEUS SAYI; MYTILUS;

EID: 48749100168     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-008-9068-1     Document Type: Article

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