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The Influence of Physical Transport and Nutritional Stress on the Zoeae of Estuarine Crabs W&M ScholarWorks Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 1997 The influence of physical transport and nutritional stress on the zoeae of estuarine crabs Lance Preston Garrison College of William and Mary - Virginia Institute of Marine Science Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd Part of the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Commons, and the Marine Biology Commons Recommended Citation Garrison, Lance Preston, "The influence of physical transport and nutritional stress on the zoeae of estuarine crabs" (1997). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539616658. https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.25773/v5-fy7n-rf95 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS..................................................................................... vi FUNDING.....................................................................................................................vii LIST OF TABLES......................................................................................................viii LIST OF FIGURES.................................................................................................... x ABSTRACT............................................................................................................ xii INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 2 Literature Cited.................................................................................................. 14 CHAPTER 1 ................................................................................................................. 17 Abstract............................................................................................................. 18 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 19 Materials and Methods ..................................................................................... 21 Results............................................................................................................... 31 Discussion ......................................................................................................... 65 Acknowledgments ............................................................................................. 71 Literature Cited ................................................................................................. 72 CHAPTER 2 .............................................................................................................. 76 Abstract............................................................................................................. 77 Introduction .........................................................................................................78 Materials and Methods ..................................................................................... 81 Results ............................................................................................................... 95 Discussion ......................................................................................................... 115 Acknowledgments ............................................................................................. 123 Literature Cited ................................................................................................ 124 CHAPTER 3 .............................................................................................................. 128 Abstract...............................................................................................................129 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 130 Materials and Methods .......................................................................................133 Results.................................................................................................................140 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Discussion ......................................................................................................... 174 Acknowledgments ................................................................................................180 Literature Cited ................................................................................................ 181 CHAPTER 4 ............................................................................................................. 185 Abstract............................................................................................................... 186 Introduction .........................................................................................................187 Materials and Methods ................................................................................... 190 Results............................................................................................................. 197 Discussion ...........................................................................................................226 Acknowledgments ............................................................................................ 230 Literature Cited .............................................................................................. 231 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS......................................................................... 235 V ITA............................................................................................................................ 241 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. 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