Population structure, morphometry and individual condition of the non-native crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould, 1841), a recent coloniser of the Gulf of Gdańsk (southern Baltic Sea)* This research was funded by the Polish National Science Centre, grant No. 3016/B/P01/2011/40.

Population structure, morphometry and individual condition of the non-native crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould, 1841), a recent coloniser of the Gulf of Gdańsk (southern Baltic Sea)* This research was funded by the Polish National Science Centre, grant No. 3016/B/P01/2011/40.

The aim of this study was to characterise the introduced North American Harris mud crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii, which occurs in the Gulf of Gdańsk, Poland (southern Baltic Sea). Of the 920 specimens caught between 2006 and 2010, males and females made up 44 and 40% respectively, whereas juveniles...

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Main Authors: Joanna Hegele-Drywa, Monika Normant, Barbara Szwarc, Anna Podłuska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Oceanologia
Subjects:
North American
Harris mud crab
Introduced
Crustacean
Invasive
Poland
Condition factor
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0078323414500486

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