Seasonal and sexual differences in the thermal preferences and movements of American lobsters

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1650-1657

  Jury, Steven H ^a,c   Watson III, Winsor H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CLIMATE CHANGE; LOBSTER; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL SELECTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

GREAT BAY [NEW JERSEY]; NEW HAMPSHIRE; NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

HOMARUS AMERICANUS; LOBSTER;

EID: 84885661483     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2013-0061     Document Type: Article

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