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Effects of chemical cues on orientation of blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, megalopae in flow: implications for location of nursery areas by FORWARD, R. B, TANKERSLEY, R. A, SMITH, K. A, WELCH, J. M

“…Megalopae (postlarvae) of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun use flood-tide transport (FTT) for movement into and up estuaries. Since they settle around…”
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Settlement times of blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) megalopae during flood-tide transport by TANKERSLEY, R. A, WELCH, J. M, FORWARD, R. B

“…Settlement by blue crab (Callinectes sapidus Rathbun) megalopae on artificial settlement substrates was monitored relative to tidal currents throughout ten…”
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Larval release behaviors in the blue crab Callinectes sapidus: role of chemical cues by Tankersley, R.A, Bullock, T.M, Forward, R.B, Rittschof, D

“…Egg hatching by brachyuran crabs is often precisely timed relative to environmental cycles and may be controlled by the female, the developing embryos, or…”
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Responses of estuarine crab megalopae to pressure, salinity and light : implications for flood-tide transport by TANKERSLEY, R. A, MCKELVEY, L. M, FORWARD, R. B

“…The results of a study are consistent with the hypothesis that fiddler crab megalopae use an endogenous activity rhythm for flood-tide transport, while blue…”
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Circatidal activity rhythms in ovigerous blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus: implications for ebb-tide transport during the spawning migration by FORWARD, R. B, TANKERSLEY, R. A, POCHELON, P. N

“…Female blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus Rathbun) with mature embryos have a spawning migration in which they: (1) undergo ebb-tide transport for movement…”
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Abundance of estuarine crab larvae is associated with tidal hydrologic variables by DEVRIES, M. C, TANKERSLEY, R. A, FORWARD, R. B, KIRBY-SMITH, W. W, LUETTICH, R. A

“…A study measured the abundances of brachyuran megalopae and juveniles throughout tidal cycles and associated them with rates of change of tidal hydrologic…”
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Transport of fish larvae through a tidal inlet by ward, RB Jr, Reinsel, KA, Peters, D S, Tankersley, R A, Churchill, J H, Crowder, L B, Hettler, W F, Warlen, S M, Green, MD

“…In the South‐eastern USA many species of estuarine‐dependent fishes spawn offshore and their larvae are transported into estuaries. The present study combined…”
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Physiological responses of postlarval and juvenile blue crabs Callinectes sapidus to hypoxia and anoxia by Tankersley, Richard A., Wieber, Maria G.

“…The influence of hypoxia and anoxia on the oxygen consumption, survivorship and rate of metamorphosis of field-caught postlarvae (megalopae) and first-instar…”
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Migratory Behavior of Ovigerous Blue Crabs Callinectes sapidus: Evidence for Selective Tidal-Stream Transport by Tankersley, R. A., Wieber, M. G., Sigala, M. A., Kachurak, K. A.

“…In the late summer and early fall, newly inseminated female blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) leave low-salinity areas of estuaries and migrate seaward to spawn…”
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Endogenous swimming rhythms in estuarine crab megalopae : implications for flood-tide transport by TANKERSLEY, R. A, FORWARD, R. B

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Movement patterns and trajectories of ovigerous blue crabs Callinectes sapidus during the spawning migration by Carr, Sarah D, Tankersley, Richard A, Hench, James L, Forward, Richard B, Luettich, Richard A

“…Female blue crabs ( Callinectes sapidus Rathbun) migrate from low salinity estuarine regions to high salinity regions near the ocean to release larvae. During…”
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Survival and Development of Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) Embryos and Larvae in Hypersaline Conditions by Ehlinger, Gretchen S., Tankersley, Richard A.

“…The horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus spawns in the mid- to upper intertidal zone where females deposit eggs in nests below the sediment surface. Although…”
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Larval hatching in the horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus: facilitation by environmental cues by Ehlinger, Gretchen S., Tankersley, Richard A.

“…Female horseshoe crabs, Limulus polyphemus (Linnaeus), lay their eggs in nests on sandy beaches near the high water line. Embryos develop within the sand,…”
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Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Spawning and Larval Hatching by the Horseshoe Crab, Limulus polyphemus, in a Microtidal Coastal Lagoon by Ehlinger, Gretchen S., Tankersley, Richard A., Bush, Mark B.

“…Estuarine species with wide geographic distributions often experience tidal regimes that vary significantly throughout their range. Plasticity in behaviors…”
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Spatial patterns in the ovigerous Callinectes sapidus spawning migration : results from a coupled behavioral-physical model by CARR, Sarah D, HENCH, James L, LUETTICH, Richard A, FORWARD, Richard B, TANKERSLEY, Richard A

“…Ovigerous blue crabs Callinectes sapidus use ebb-tide transport (ETT), a vertical migratory behavior in which crabs ascend into the water column during ebb…”
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Endogenous swimming rhythms in estuarine crab megalopae: Implications for flood-tide transport by Tankersley, R A, ward, RB Jr

“…A study measured the endogenous swimming rhythms in the megalopa larval stage of blue crabs and fiddler crabs. Results revealed that the swimming rhythms of…”
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Quantitative Analysis of the Structure and Function of the Marsupial Gills of the Freshwater Mussel Anodonta cataracta by Tankersley, Richard A., Dimock, Ronald V.

“…Gravid females of Anodonta cataracta incubate shelled larvae (glochidia) in the water tubes of their outer demibranchs which, in turn, undergo extensive…”
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Behaviour and sensory physiology of Atlantic menhaden larvae, Brevoortia tyrannus, during horizontal transport by ward, RB Jr, De Vries, MC, Tankersley, R A, Rittschof, D, Hettler, W F, Burke, J S, Welch, J M, Hoss, DE

“…Atlantic menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus, spawn on the continental shelf off North Carolina in the late fall and winter. Larvae are transported shoreward where…”
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Metamorphosis of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus: effects of humic acids and ammonium by Forward, Richard B., Tankersley, Richard A., Blondel, Dimitri, Rittschof, Daniel

“…Postlarvae (megalopae) of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus are transported from offshore/coastal areas into estuaries where they metamorphose (molt) to the…”
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Multipurpose Gills: Effect of Larval Brooding on the Feeding Physiology of Freshwater Unionid Mussels by Tankersley, Richard A.

“…During reproduction, the lateral (outer) demibranchs of the unionid mussel Pyganodon cataracta function in brooding females as marsupia in addition to serving…”
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