Some aspects of the biology of Calliopius laeviusculus (Krøyer) (Crustacea, Amphipoda) in the northwestern Atlantic

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Steele, D. H., Steele, V. J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1973
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Newfoundland; Hudson Bay; Hudson; Long Island; Long Island Sound
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z73-106; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z73-106

Calliopius laeviusculus is an amphiboreal species found on rocky shores in the western Atlantic from Hudson Bay south to Long Island Sound. Fifty percent of the females were calculated to be mature at 5.6 and 6.7 mm in the summer and winter respectively in Newfoundland waters, but, in Labrador, matu...