The roles of profit and claw strength in determining mussel size selection by crabs

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 379, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 28-33

  Aronhime, Barry R ^a   Brown, Kenneth M ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Callinectes sapidus; Claw strength; Ischadium recurvum; Menippe adina; Profit; Size selection

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; BODY SIZE; CRAB; PREDATION RISK; PREY SELECTION; SIZE SELECTION; TESTING METHOD;

BIVALVIA; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ISCHADIUM RECURVUM; MENIPPE ADINA;

EID: 70349197464     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.08.012     Document Type: Article

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