Experimental natural substrate preference of southern king crab Lithodes santolla larvae

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 411, Issue , 2012, Pages 70-77

  Tapella, Federico ^a   Sotelano, M Paula ^a   Romero, M Carolina ^a   Lovrich, Gustavo A ^a  

^a CENTRO AUSTRAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS CADIC CONICET   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Density; Habitat selection; Lithodid; Megalopa; Zoea

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; CRAB; CRAB FISHERY; CRYPSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GRAVEL; HABITAT SELECTION; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; LIFE HISTORY; MORTALITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SHELL; STOCK ENHANCEMENT; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE;

EID: 83355175423     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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