Comparative Status and Assessment of Limulus polyphemus with Emphasis on the New England and Delaware Bay Populations

Biology and Conservation of Horseshoe Crabs

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 361-386

  Smith, David R ^a   Millard, Michael J ^b   Carmichael, Ruth H ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Northeast Fishery Center   (United States)

^c DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

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EID: 77958192042     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-89959-6_23     Document Type: Chapter

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