References for Green Crab

Provided by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).
(http://www.wa.gov/wdfw/fish/shelfish/greencrb.htm)

• Anonymous. 1997. Non-native species in Puget Sound: a strategy and recommendations. Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team, Sound Waves 12(2): 2.

• Aagaard, A., C.G. Warman, and M.H. Depledge. 1995. Tidal and seasonal changes in the temporal and spatial distribution of foraging Carcinus maenas in the weakly tidal littoral zone of Kerteminde Fjord, Denmark. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 122: 165-172.

• Attrill, M.J., and R.M. Thomas. 1996. Long-term distribution patterns of mobile estuarine invertebrates(Ctenophora, Cnidaria, Crustacea: Decapoda) in relation to hydrological parameters. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 143: 25-36.

• Berrill, M. 1982. The life cycle of the green crab Carcinus maenas at the northern end of its range. J. Crust. Biol. 2: 31-39.

• Berrill, M., and M. Arsenault. 1982. Mating behavior of the green shore crab Carcinus maenas. Bull. Mar. Sci. 32: 632-638.

• Ching, H.L. 1989. Profilicollis botulus (Van Cleave, 1916) from diving ducks and shore crabs of British Columbia. J. Parasitol. 75: 33-37.

• Cohen, A.N., J.T. Carlton, and M.C. Fountain. 1995. Introduction, dispersal and potential impacts of the green crab Carcinus maenas in San Francisco Bay, California. Mar. Biol. 122: 225-237.

• Dare, P.J., and D.B. Edwards. 1981. Underwater television observations on the intertidal movements of shore crabs, Carcinus maenas, across a mudflat. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 61: 107-116.

• Dare, P.J., G. Davies, and D.B. Edwards. 1983. Predation on juvenile Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigasThunberg) and mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) by shore crabs (Carcinus maenas [L.]). MAFF Direct. Fish. Res., Lowestoft, Fish. Res. Tech. Rep. No. 73, 15 p.

• Dawirs, R.R. 1984. Influence of starvation on larval development of Carcinus maenas L. (Decapoda: Portunidae). J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 80: 47-66.

• Dries, M., and D. Adelung. 1982. The Schlei as a model for the distribution of the green shore crab Carcinus maenas. Helgol. Meeresunters. 35: 65-77.

• d'Edekem d'Acoz, C. 1993. Seasonal reproductive activities and size relationships of Carcinus maenas living in the south of North Sea. Cah. Biol. Mar. 35: 1-13.

• Grosholz, E.D., and G.M. Ruiz. 1996. Predicting the impact of introduced marine species: lessons from the multiple invasions of the European green crab Carcinus maenas. Biol. Conserv. 78: 59-66.

• Grosholz, E.D., and G.M. Ruiz. 1995. Spread and potential impact of the recently introduced European green crab, Carcinus maenas, in central California. Mar. Biol. 122: 239-247.

• Hartnoll, R.G., and R.G.K. Paul. 1982. The embryonic development of attached and isolated eggs of Carcinus maenas. Int. J. Invertebr. Reprod. 5: 247-252.

• Hogarth, P.J. 1983. Crabs in labs: the shore crab (Carcinus maenas) as teaching material. J. Biol. Educ. 17: 105-111.

• Hughes, R.N., and R.W. Elner. 1979. Tactics of a predator, Carcinus maenas, and morphological responses of the prey, Nucella lapillus. J. Anim. Ecol. 48: 65-78.

• Hughes, P.N., and R.N. Hughes. 1984. Learning of predatory skills by shorecrabs Carcinus maenas feeding on mussels and dogwhelks. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 16: 21-26.

• Jubb, C.A., R.N. Hughes, and T. ap Rheinallt. 1983. Behavioral mechanisms of size-selection by crabs, Carcinus maenas (L.) feeding on mussels, Mytilus edulis L. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 66: 81-87.

• Kaiser, M.J., R.N. Hughes, and R.N. Gibson. 1993. Factors affecting diet selection in the shore crab, Carcinus maenas (L.). Anim. Behav. 45: 83-92.

• Kaiser, M.J., R.N. Hughes, and D.G. Reid. 1990. Chelal morphometry, prey-size selection and aggressive competition in green and red forms of Carcinus maenas (L.). J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 140: 121-134.

• Lee, S.Y., and R. Seed. 1992. Ecological implications of cheliped size in crabs: some data from Carcinus maenas and Liocarcinus holsatus. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 84: 151-160.

• LeRoux, P.J., G.M. Branch, and M.A.P. Joska. 1990. On the distribution, diet and possible impact of the invasive European shore crab Carcinus maenas (L.) along the South African Coast. S. Afr. J. Mar. Sci. 9: 85-93.

• Liat, L.B., and A.W. Pike. 1980. The incidence and distribution of Profilicollis botulus (Acanthocephala), in the eider duck, Somateria mollissima, and in its intermediate host the shore crab, Carcinus maenas, in north east Scotland. J. Zool., Lond. 190: 39-51.

• McGaw, I.J., M.J. Kaiser, E. Naylor, and R.N. Hughes. 1992. Intraspecific morphological variation related to the moult-cycle in colour forms of the shore crab Carcinus maenas. J. Zool., Lond. 228: 351-359.

• McGaw, I.J., and E. Naylor. 1992. Distribution and rhythmic locomotor patterns of estuarine and open-shorepopulations of Carcinus maenas. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 72: 599-609.

• Miller, T.W. 1996. First record of the green crab, Carcinus maenas, in Humboldt Bay, California. Calif. Fish Game 82: 93-96.

• Moody, K.E., and R.S. Steneck. 1993. Mechanisms of predation among large decapod crustaceans of the Gulf of Maine coast: functional vs. phylogenetic patterns. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 168: 111-124.

• Moulton, J.M., and A.H. Gustafson. 1955. Green crabs and the redistribution of Quahogs. Science 123: 992.

• Payen, G.G., M. Hubert, Y. Turquier, C. Rubiliani, and C. Chassard-Bouchaud. 1981. Experimental infestations of young Carcinus with Sacculina carcini. Can. J. Zool. 59: 1818-1826.

• Queiroga, H., J.D. Costlow, and M.H. Moreira. 1994. Larval abundance patterns of Carcinus maenas (Decapoda, Brachyura) in Canal de Mira (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal). Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 111: 63-72.

• Queiroga, H., J.D. Costlow, and M.H. Moreira. 1997. Vertical migration of the crab Carcinus maenas first zoea in an estuary: implications for tidal stream transport. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 149: 121-132.

• Reid, D.G., P. Abello, M.J. Kaiser, and G.G. Warman. 1997. Carapace colour, inter-moult duration and the behavioral and physiological ecology of the shore crab Carcinus maenas. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 44: 203-211.

• Reid, D.G., P. Abello, and C. Warman. 1992. Size and assortive mating in the shore crab Carcinus maenas. Pages 124-125 in Proceedings of the First European Crustacean Conference, Paris, August 31 - September 5, 1992.

• Ropes, J.W. 1968. Data on the feeding habits of the green crab, Carcinus maenas (L.). U.S. Dept. Inter., U.S. Fish Wildl. Serv., Data Rep. 29, 39 p.

• Ropes, J.W. 1989. The food habits of five crab species at Pettaquamscutt River, Rhode Island. Fish. Bull. 87: 197-204.

• Torchin, M.E., K.D. Lafferty, and A.M. Kuris. 1996. Infestation of an introduced host, the European green crab, Carcinus maenas, by a symbiotic nemertean egg predator, Carcinonemertes epialti. J. Parasitol. 82: 449-453.

• Van der Meeren, G.I. 1992. Location of spawning shore crabs, Carcinus maenas (L., 1758) (Decapoda, Brachyura). Crustaceana 63: 92-94.

• Warner, G.F., D. Chapman, N. Hawkey, and D.G. Waring. 1982. Structure and function of the chelae and chela closer muscles of the shore crab Carcinus maenas (Crustacea: Brachyura). J. Zool., Lond. 196: 431-438.

• Zeidler, W. 1988. The European shore crab, Carcinus maenas, in the Coorong - a potential threat to local fisheries. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 112: 181-182.

• Zeng, C., and E. Naylor. 1996. Heritability of circatidal vertical migration rhythms in zoea larvae of the crab Carcinus maenas (L.). J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 202: 239-257.

• Zeng, C., and E. Naylor. 1996. Engogenous tidal rhythms of vertical migration in field collected zoea-1 larvae of the shore crab Carcinus maenas: implications for ebb tide dispersal. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 132: 71-82.

• Zeng, C., and E. Naylor. 1996. Occurrence in coastal waters and endogenous tidal swimming rhythms of late megalopae of the shore crab Carcinus maenas: implications for onshore recruitment. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 136: 69-79.

 

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