Relative abundances and size compositions of champagne crabs, Hypothalassia acerba, on two coasts and in different water depths and seasons

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 653-661

  Smith, Kim A ^a   Hall, Norman G ^a   Potter, Ian C ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brachyura; Eriphiidae; Sex; Trap selectivity

Indexed keywords

CRAB; DEPTH; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRAPPING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (SOUTHEAST); OCEANIC REGIONS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

BRACHYURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ERIPHIIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 9944254830     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF04063     Document Type: Article

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