The Hudson-Raritan Estuary as a crossroads for distribution of blue (Callinectes sepidus), lady (Ovalipes ocellatus), and Atlantic rock (Cancer irroratus) crabs

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 693-710

  Stehlik, Linda L ^a   Pikanowski, Robert A ^a   McMillan, Donald G ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAB; DIET; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NICHE OVERLAP; SEASONALITY; SEX RATIO;

HUDSON ESTUARY; NORTH AMERICA; RARITAN ESTUARY; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AMPHIPODA; BIVALVIA; CALLINECTES; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; CANCER IRRORATUS; CANCRIDAE; CARNIVORA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MACTRIDAE; MOLLUSCA; MULINIA LATERALIS; MYTILIDAE; MYTILUS; MYTILUS EDULIS; OVALIPES; OVALIPES OCELLATUS; PORTUNIDAE;

EID: 7244231266     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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