Settlement and early life history of Callinectes similis Williams in northern Gulf of Mexico estuaries

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dc.contributor.authorPerry HMen_US
dc.contributor.authorMcTigue TAen_US
dc.contributor.authorTrigg CBen_US
dc.contributor.authorWarren Jen_US
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dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:13:56Z
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dc.date.issued1995 1993 Nov 16en_US
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dc.description.abstractJuveniles and adults of the lesser blue crab, C. similis Williams, are widely distributed in high salinity areas of northern Gulf estuaries. There is a differential distribution by size with small crabs more prevalent in shallow nearshore waters and adults more numerous in deeper channels and waters near the offshore barrier islands. Ovigerous females occur year-round in open Gulf waters and are seasonally abundant in the lower estuary. Megalopae occur in plankton samples throughout the year, with peak abundance in the late winter/early spring. In contrast to C. sapidus, early crab stages are found in coastal plankton as well as in the estuarine benthos. Settlement of lesser blue crab megalopa on stationary collectors occurs primarily in the spring in Galveston Bay, TX. Peak settlement of juveniles follows high catches of megalopae. Megalopae did not occur on Mississippi collectors. Early crab stages occur in Mississippi Sound in all seasons; however, they were found on collectors only in October and Novemberen_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23006
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dc.notesBlue Crab Recruitment Symp., Hilton Head, SC (USA)0007-4977EnglishJournal Article; Conference; SummaryMarine; BrackishCS9607151en_US
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dc.relation.ispartofseries50532.00en_US
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dc.seriesBulletin of Marine Science [BULL. MAR. SCI.]en_US
dc.subjectabundanceen_US
dc.subjectASW,Mexico Gulfen_US
dc.subjectBenthosen_US
dc.subjectBlue craben_US
dc.subjectCallinectesen_US
dc.subjectCallinectes similisen_US
dc.subjectChannelsen_US
dc.subjectcrustacean larvaeen_US
dc.subjectDistributionen_US
dc.subjectestuariesen_US
dc.subjectGalveston Bayen_US
dc.subjectJuvenilesen_US
dc.subjectLarval settlementen_US
dc.subjectLife historyen_US
dc.subjectmegalopsen_US
dc.subjectO 1030 Invertebratesen_US
dc.subjectO 1070 Ecology/Community Studiesen_US
dc.subjectPlanktonen_US
dc.subjectQ1 01284 Reproduction and developmenten_US
dc.subjectQ1 01423 Behaviouren_US
dc.subjectrecruitmenten_US
dc.subjectSalinityen_US
dc.subjectseasonalityen_US
dc.subjectsettling behavioren_US
dc.subjectSpringsen_US
dc.subjectUSAen_US
dc.subjectwateren_US
dc.titleSettlement and early life history of Callinectes similis Williams in northern Gulf of Mexico estuariesen_US
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