Cannibalism in red king crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus (Tilesius, 1815): Effects of habitat type and predator density on predator functional response

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 422-423, Issue , 2012, Pages 101-106

  Long, W Christopher ^a   Popp, Jessica ^a,b   Swiney, Katherine M ^a   Van Sant, Scott B ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Functional response; Habitat; Predation; Red king crab

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; CANNIBALISM; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CRAB; CRAB FISHERY; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; HABITAT TYPE; PREDATOR; PREY AVAILABILITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SAND; SHELL; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; STOCK ENHANCEMENT;

BIVALVIA; CHACEON AFFINIS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PARALITHODES CAMTSCHATICUS;

EID: 84861337336     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2012.04.019     Document Type: Article

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