Substrate preferences and redistribution of blue king crab Paralithodes platypus glaucothoe and first crab on natural substrates in the laboratory

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 372, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 31-35

  Tapella, Federico ^a   Romero, M Carolina ^a   Stevens, Bradley G ^a   Buck, C Loren ^b  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat selection; Lithodids; Stock enhancement

Indexed keywords

CRAB; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HABITAT SELECTION; LABORATORY METHOD; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STOCK ENHANCEMENT; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE;

BERING SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LIMULUS; LITHODIDAE; PARALITHODES PLATYPUS;

EID: 62949191192     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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