Differences in prey capture behavior in populations of blue crab (callinectes sapidus rathbun) from contaminated and clean estuaries in New Jersey

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 298-308

  Reichmuth, Jessica M ^a   Roudez, Ross ^a   Glover, Terry ^b   Weis, Judith S ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Blue crab; Callinectes sapidus; Pollution; Predation; Predator

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CRAB; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; PREDATION; PREY CAPTURE;

ALGAE; BIVALVIA; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GEUKENSIA DEMISSA; OCYPODIDAE;

EID: 60449118876     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-008-9130-z     Document Type: Article

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