Carapace Width-Total Weight Relation of Blue Crabs from Galveston-Bay, Texas

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1970
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Pullen EJ
Trent WL
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Regression equations were developed between total weight (W) and carapace width (C) of blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, taken from Galveston Bay, Tex. Male crabs (Log W = -3.74149 + 2.77478 Log C) were significantly heavier than females (Log W = 3.54147 + 2.63954 Log C) for a given carapace width.

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Crabs Size determination Growth Seafood Fisheries Body weight Biogeography Reprints
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