Comparison of the feeding rates of two introduced crab species, Carcinus maenas and Hemigrapsus sanguineus, on the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-166

  DeGraaf, James D ^a   Tyrrell, Megan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSIDAE; HEMIGRAPSUS; HEMIGRAPSUS SANGUINEUS; MYTILUS; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 7444228574     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2004)011[0163:cotfro]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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