Acute response of the estuarine crab eurypanopeus depressus to salinity and desiccation stress

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 556-561

  Horn, Julie Van ^a   Tolley, S Gregory ^a  

^a FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desiccation; Eurypanopeus depressus; Osmoregulation; Oyster reef; Salinity

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EURYPANOPEUS DEPRESSUS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 73149123551     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/08-3123.1     Document Type: Article

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