Body condition and energy content of the shore crab Carcinus maenas L. in a temperate coastal system: the cost of barnacle epibiosis
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DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2022.2130269
Abstract: Abstract The impact of barnacle epibionts on the condition of the shore crab Carcinus maenas was studied for the western Wadden Sea population. Approximately 39% of the crabs were fouled with the barnacle Balanus crenatus.… read more here.
Keywords: condition; energy; crab carcinus; fouled crabs ... See more keywords
Seascape genomics identify adaptive barriers correlated to tidal amplitude in the shore crab Carcinus maenas
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DOI: 10.1111/mec.16371
Abstract: Most marine invertebrates disperse during a planktonic larval stage that may drift for weeks with ocean currents. A challenge for larvae of coastal species is to return to coastal nursery habitats. Shore crab (Carcinus maenas… read more here.
Keywords: carcinus maenas; crab carcinus; tidal amplitude; shore crab ... See more keywords