Predation of juvenile Crassostrea virginica by two species of mud crabs found in the Chesapeake Bay

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 261-266

  Kulp, Rebecca E ^a   Politano, Vince ^a   Lane, Hillary A ^a   Lombardi, Sara A ^a   Paynter, Kennedy T ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Crassostrea virginica; Eurypanopeus depressus; oyster restoration; predator prey dynamics; Rhithropanopeus harrisii; spat mortality

Indexed keywords

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EURYPANOPEUS DEPRESSUS; OSTREIDAE; RHITHROPANOPEUS HARRISII;

EID: 80052328237     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/035.030.0210     Document Type: Article

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