Parasitic dinoflagellates have recently emerged as significant disease agents of
commercially important crustaceans. For example, epizootics of Hematodinium have …

The current perception of estuarine nekton assemblages has been shaped by an emphasis
on transient marine fishes, a focus on commercially harvested species, and a tendency to …

Abundances and size-frequency distributions of common epibenthic fish and crustaceans
were compared among 3 depth zones (1–35, 35–70, 71–95 cm) of the Rhode River, a …

Structure and impact of the guild of epibenthic predators foraging on infaunal communities
were measured in the Rhode River, a small mesohaline subestuary of Chesapeake Bay …

Blue crabs Callinectes sapidus Rathbun were sampled in a lower Chesapeake Bay
seagrass bed and adjacent tidal marsh creek from October 1982 through December 1986 …

In the 69th Legislative session and in subsequent sessions, the Texas Legislature directed
the Texas Water Development Board and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to share …

Responsible stock enhancement requires rigorous experiments to develop release
strategies that account for movement of all life-history stages among habitats across inshore …

Newly settled blue crabs Callinectes sapidus generally grow through a series of early
juvenile instars (developmental stages punctuated by ecdysis) within seagrass and other …

The blue crab Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun, 1896) is one of the most invasive species in
the Mediterranean Sea. Understand how the populations are maintained and how the …

Current theory on the population dynamics of marine species with complex life history
patterns posits that a suite of physical and biotic forces (eg, habitat structure and density …