The biology of Gammarus (Crustacea, Amphipoda) in the northwestern Atlantic. V. Gammarus oceanicus Segerstråle

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Steele, V. J., Steele, D. H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1972
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Long Island; Foxe Basin; Long Island Sound
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z72-109; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z72-109

Gammarus oceanicus is an intertidal species found between Long Island Sound and southern Foxe Basin in the northwestern Atlantic. Fifty percent maturity of the females is attained at 11 and 13.8 mm body length in the January–May and June–August periods, respectively, at Holyrood, Nfld., and at 11.4...