Comparison of low salinity tolerance in Callinectes sapidus Rathbun and Callinectes similis Williams postlarvae upon entry into an estuary

• Published in: Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology Vol. 352; no. 2; pp. 343 - 350
• Main Authors: Ogburn, Matthew B., Jackson, Jennifer L., Forward, Richard B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 14.12.2007; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Brackish; Brackish water ecosystems; Callinectes sapidus; Callinectes similis; Decapoda; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Megalopae; Osmoregulation; Postlarvae; Salinity tolerance; Sea water ecosystems; Synecology; Osmoregulation; Callinectes sapidus; Postlarvae; Salinity tolerance; Megalopae; Callinectes similis; Brachyura; Estuaries; Tolerance; Salinity; Crustacea; Marine environment; Megalop instar; Arthropoda; Decapoda; Invertebrata

Planktonic larvae of estuarine crabs are commonly exported to the continental shelf for development and then return to coastal and estuarine areas as postlarvae (megalopae). Megalopae returning to estuaries must be adapted to survive in brackish water whereas those of coastally distributed species s...