Early growth and mortality of the Caribbean king crab Mithrax spinosissimus reared in the laboratory

Member of
HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Tunberg, B. G.
Creswell, R. LeRoy
Publisher
Springer
Date Issued
1988
Note

The berried females of the Caribbean king crab Mithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck) used in this study were collected from canals on Big Pine Key, Sugarloaf Key and Lower Matecumbe Key (south Florida, USA) on 9 August, 8 October and 15 November 1986. Viable spawns hatched as first zoeae and molted to second zoeae within ca. 10 to 12 h.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Extent
8 p.
Subject (Topical)
Spider crabs
King crabs
Growth (Biology)
Mortality
Identifier
3333122
Additional Information
The berried females of the Caribbean king crab Mithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck) used in this study were collected from canals on Big Pine Key, Sugarloaf Key and Lower Matecumbe Key (south Florida, USA) on 9 August, 8 October and 15 November 1986. Viable spawns hatched as first zoeae and molted to second zoeae within ca. 10 to 12 h.
This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://www.springerlink.com/ and may be cited as: Tunberg, B. G., & Creswell, R. L. (1988). Early growth and mortality of the Caribbean king crab Mithrax spinosissimus reared in the laboratory. Marine Biology, 98(3), 337-343. doi:10.1007/BF00391109
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #655.
Date Backup
1988
Date Text
1988
DOI
10.1007/BF00391109
Date Issued (EDTF)
1988
Extension


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FADT3333122
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Attributed name: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Person Preferred Name

Tunberg, B. G.

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Title Plain
Early growth and mortality of the Caribbean king crab Mithrax spinosissimus reared in the laboratory
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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3333122
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Springer
1988
single unit
Title
Early growth and mortality of the Caribbean king crab Mithrax spinosissimus reared in the laboratory
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Early growth and mortality of the Caribbean king crab Mithrax spinosissimus reared in the laboratory