Multiple factors in marine environments affecting lobster survival, development, and growth, with emphasis on alkylphenols: A perspective

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1588-1600

  Laufer, Hans ^a,b,d   Chen, Ming ^a,b   Baclaski, Bryan ^a,b   Bobbitt, James M ^a   Stuart, James D ^a   Zuo, Yuegang ^c   Jacobs, Molly W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; DISEASE; GROWTH; HORMONE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; JUVENILE; LOBSTER; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METAMORPHOSIS; POLLUTION; SHELL; SURVIVAL; WATER;

LONG ISLAND SOUND; UNITED STATES;

HOMARUS AMERICANUS; LOBSTER; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84885657845     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2013-0148     Document Type: Article

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