Reference List

This list includes references used to derive specimen records as well as those with scientific name Carcinus maenas listed in key words.

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20313 Journal Article Abello, P., C.G. Warman, D.G. Reid, and E. Naylor. 1994. Chela loss in the shore crab Carcinus maenas (Crustacea: Brachyura) and its effect on mating success. Marine Biology 121(2):247-252.
14231 News Anonymous. 1997. Harmful green crab invading Pacific Northwest. Environmental Daily News. September 29, 1997.
14216 Web Page Anonymous. 2000. Introduced marine aquatic invaders - Green Crab. http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/hab/broc/marineinvader/fsmi02.html.
24147 Database Anonymous. 2005. Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus) distribution records according to USNM catalogue records.
29862 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
38019 News Associated Press. 2022. First invasive European green crab found in Hood Canal. The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, WA. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/may/20/first-invasive-european-green-crab-found-in-hood-c/. Created on 05/20/2022. Accessed on 05/31/2022.
20348 Journal Article Audet, D., D.S. Davis, G. Miron, M. Moriyasu, K. Benhalima, and R. Campbell. 2003. Geographical expansion of a nonindigenous crab, Carcinus maenas (l.), along the Nova Scotian shore into the southeastern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. Journal of Shellfish Research 22(1):255-262.
32537 Journal Article Baillie, C., and J.H. Grabowski. 2019. Invasion dynamics: interactions between the European Green Crab Carcinus maenas and the Asian Shore Crab Hemigraspsus sanguineus. Biological Invasions 21(3):787-802. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-018-1858-1.
1666 Report Balcom, Nancy C. 1997. Proceedings of the second northeastern conference on nonindigenous aquatic nuisance species. Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, University of Connecticut, 1084 Shennecossett, Groton, CT 06340-6097.
41353 News Banse, T. 2023. Shellfish growers in Northwest's oyster capital want 'blitz' against invasive green crabs. NWNews. https://www.klcc.org/npr-science-environment/2023-04-17/shellfish-growers-in-northwests-oyster-capital-want-blitz-against-invasive-green-crabs. Created on 04/17/2023.
14221 Web Page Bassett, Z. 2004. The European Green Crab .. a new invader. http://www.sei.org/crabnews.html.
20369 Journal Article Bedini, R. 2002. Colour change and mimicry from juvenile to adult: Xantho poressa (Olivi, 1792) (Brachyura, Xanthidae) and Carcinus Maenas (linnaeus, 1758) (brachyura, portunidae). Crustaceana 75(5):703-710.
26665 Web Page Bizzaro, J.J. 2009. University of Washington Freshwater Ecology & Conservation Lab: Carcinus maenas report. http://depts.washington.edu/oldenlab/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Carcinus-maenas_Bizarro.pdf. Created on 12/20/2009. Accessed on 01/16/2014.
37975 Journal Article Blakeslee, A.M., M. Ruocchio, C.S. Moore, and C.L. Keogh. 2020. Altered susceptibility to trematode infection in native versus introduced populations of the European green crab. Aquatic Invasions 15(1):177-195. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2020.15.1.12.
13651 Report Boyd, M.J., T.J. Mulligan, F.J. Shaughnessy. 2002. Non-indigenous marine species of Humboldt Bay, California. A Report to the California Department of Fish and Game. http://www.humboldtbay.org/conservation/exoticspecies/non_indigenous_marine_boyd_etal_2002.pdf.
33755 Web Page Brown, C.H. 2017. Theinvasive green crab makes a mean empanada. https://newfoodeconomy.org/invasive-green-crab-empanadas/. Created on 06/20/2017. Accessed on 10/07/2019.
20413 Journal Article Burke, J., R.D. Handy, and S.D. Roast. 2003. Effect of low salinity on cadmium accumulation and calcium homeostasis in the shore crab (Carcinus maenas) at fixed free Cd2+ concentrations. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22(11):2761-2767.
25918 Database California Academy of Sciences. 2013. California Academy of Sciences invertebrate zoology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14137. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA. http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14137. Created on 05/02/2012. Accessed on 04/09/2013.
26266 Database California Department of Fish and Game. 2009. California Aquatic Non-native Organism Database (CANOD). California Department of Fish and Game, Office of Spill Prevention and Response. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/ospr/Science/about_canod.aspx. Created on 03/08/2011. Accessed on 07/20/2011.
14232 Journal Article Cassani, J.R. ed. 1997. US oyster farms fear green crab. American Fisheries Society Introduced Fish Section Newsletter 16(3):5.
13144 Conference Proceedings Cassanova, T. 2001. The ecology of the Japanese shore crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan) and its niche relationship to the green crab (Carcinus maenas Linneus) along the coast of Connecticut, USA. Pages 16-17 in Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions, New Orleans, LA, April 9-11, 2001.
17200 Database Checkoway, A. (MIT Sea Grant's Citizen Science Initiative). 2007. Hemigrapsus sanguineus and Carcinus maenas off the Coast of Maine.
14222 Report Chipman, B.W., and J. Whitsett. 2004. Outlook of invasion of Carcinus maenas: Species distribution along salinity gradient of Yaquina Bay, Oregon. http://oregonstate.edu/~yamadas/crab/ch2.htm.
14732 Journal Article Cohen, A. 1997. Have claw, will travel. Aquatic Nuisance Species Digest 2(2):12, 16-17.
10319 Report Cohen, A.N., and J.T. Carlton. 1995. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species in a United States Estuary, A Case Study of the Biological Invasions of the San Francisco Bay and Delta. A report for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC and The National Sea Grant College Program Connecticut Sea Grant. http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/conn/connt95002/connt95002full.pdf.
20456 Journal Article Cohen, A.N., J.T. Carlton, and M.C. Fountain. 1995. Introduction, dispersal, and potential impacts of the green crab Carcinus maenas in San Francisco Bay, California. Marine Biology 122(2):225-237.
20458 Journal Article Compère, P., M.F. Jaspar-Versali, and G. Goffinet. 2002. Glycoproteins from the cuticle of the Atlantic shore crab Carcinus maenas: i. electrophoresis and western-blot analysis by use of lectins. Biological Bulletin 202(1):61-73.
39243 Journal Article Cordone, G., M. Lozada, E. Vilacoba, B. Thalinger, G. Bigatti, D. Lijtmaer, D. Steinke, and D. Galván. 2022. Metabarcoding, direct stomach observation and stable isoptope analysis reveal a highly diverse diet for the invasive green crab in Atlantic Patagonia. Biological Invasions 24:505-526. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-021-02659-5.
14228 Web Page Cullins, V. 1997. Prevention of introduction of the European Green Crab Carcinus maenas to the marine environments of Hawaii: Methods to avoid marine invasions. http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/bot350/1997/cullins/gcrab~1.htm.
43006 Journal Article Danziger, A.M., and M. Frederich. 2022. Challenges in eDNA detection of the invasive European green crab, Carcinus maenas. Biological Invasions 24:1881-1894. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-022-02757-y.
23327 Journal Article Davis, R.C., F.T. Short, and D.M. Burdick. 1998. Quantifying the effects of green crab damage to eelgrass transplants. Restoration Ecology 6(3):297-302.
14532 Journal Article DeGraaf, J.D., and M.C. Tyrrell. 2004. Comparison of the feeding rates of two introduced crab species, Carcinus maenas and Hemigrapsus sanguineus, on the blue mussel Mytilus edulis. Northeastern Naturalist 11(2):163-167.
43196 Journal Article DeRivera, C.E., G.M. Ruiz, A.H. Hines, and P. Jivoff. 2005. Biotic resistance to invasion: native predator limits abundance and distribution of an introduced crab. Ecology 86(12):3364-3376. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1890/05-0479.
23076 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
39472 Journal Article DeRoy, E.M., S. Crookes, K. Matheson, R. Scott, C.H. McKenzie, M.E. Alexander, J.T.A. Dick, and H.J. MacIsaac. 2022. Predatory ability and abundance forecast the ecological impacts of two aquatic invasive species. NeoBiota 71:91-112. https://neobiota.pensoft.net/article/75711/.
14230 Web Page DeVogelaere, A., and E. Grosholz. 1999. Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Ecosystems Observations 1999 - Exotic Species. http://bonita.mbnms.nos.noaa.gov/Educate/newsletters/2000Eco/pages/exotic.html.
22712 Journal Article Dircksen, H., D. Bocking, U. Heyn, C. Mandel.J.S. Chung, G. Baggerman, P. Verhaert, S. Daufeldt, T. Plosch, P.P. Jaros, E. Waelkens, R. Keller, and S.G. Webster. 2001. Crustacean hyperglycaemic hormone (CHH)-like peptides and CHH-precursor-related peptides from pericardial organ neurosecretory cells in the shore crab, Carcinus maenas, are putatively spliced and modified products of multiple genes. Biochemical Journal 356:159-170.
14219 Report Dumbald, B., S. Ellis, T. Grosholz, S. Gross, P. Heimowitz, F. Kern, G. Kirby, R. Orr, S. Phillips, R. Rogers, G. Ruiz, S. Smith, and S. Yamada. 2002. Management plan for the European Green Crab. Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Washington, DC.
33727 Journal Article Elner, R.W. 1981. Diet of green crab Carcinus maenas (L.) from Port Hebert, southwestern Nova Scotia. Journal of Shellfish Research 1(1):89-94.
20519 Journal Article Elumalai, M., C. Antunes, and L. Guilhermino. 2002. Effects of single metals and their mixtures on selected enzymes of Carcinus maenas. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 141(1-4):273-280.
20520 Journal Article Elumalai, M., C. Antunes, and L. Guilhermino. 2005. Alterations of reproductive parameters in the crab Carcinus maenas after exposure to metals. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 160(1-4):245-258.
14233 Report Estelle, V.B. 2000. Trapping results of green crabs (Carcinus maenas) in Elkhorn Slough. http://bonita.mbnms.nos.noaa.gov/Research/techreports/TRgreen_crab2.html.
14793 Report Estelle, V.B. 2000. Trapping results of green crabs (Carcinus maenas) in Elkhorn Slough. Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Research Technical Reports. http://bonita.mbnms.nos.noaa.gov/Research/techreports/TRgreen_crab2.html Accessed 4/18/2003.
25935 Database Field Museum of Natural History. 2013. Field Museum of Natural History invertebrate collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14348. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL. http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14348. Created on 07/17/2012. Accessed on 04/10/2013.
13072 Journal Article Fincham, M.W. 1996. An Endless Invasion? Green Crabs, New England Intruders, Move West. Maryland Marine Notes Online 14(2):1-7.
20540 Journal Article Floyd, T., and J. Williams. 2004. Impact of green crab (Carcinus maenas l.) predation on a population of soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria l.) in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Journal of Shellfish Research 23(2):457-462.
33752 Journal Article Galettis, J.A., B.L. Calder, and D.I. Skonberg. 2017. Mechanical separation of green crab (Carcinus maenas) meat and consumer acceptability of a value-added food product. Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology 26:172-180. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10498850.2015.1126663?scroll=top&needAccess=true.
26212 Database GBIF. 2013. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. http://www.gbif.org/. Accessed on 03/05/2024.
22714 Journal Article Geller, J.B., E.D. Walton, E.D. Grosholz, and G.M. Ruiz. 1997. Cryptic invasions of the crab Carcinus detected by molecular phylogeography. Molecular Ecology 6(10):901-906.
18378 Journal Article Gillespie, Graham E. 2007. Distribution of non-indigenous intertidal species on the Pacific Coast of Canada. Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi 73(6):1133-1137. http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/suisan/73/6/1133/_pdf.
33728 Journal Article Glude, J.B. 1955. The effects of temperature and predators on the abundance of the soft-shell clam, Mya arenaria, in New England. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 84:13-26.
20576 Journal Article Goddard, J.H.R., M.E. Torchin, A.M. Kuris, and K.D. Lafferty. 2005. Host specificity of Sacculina carcini, a potential biological control agent of the introduced European green crab Carcinus maenas in California. Biological Invasions 7(6):895-912.
13224 Conference Proceedings Goddard, J.H.R., M.E. Torchin, K.D. Lafferty, and A.M. Kuris. 2001. Experimental infection of native California crabs by Sacculina carcini, a potential biocontrol agent of introduced European green crabs. Pages 54-55 in Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions. MIT Sea Grant Program. Cambridge, MA.
20580 Journal Article Goodman, S.H., and M.J. Cavey. 1990. Organization of a phyllobranchiate gill from the green shore crab Carcinus maenas (Crustacea, Decapoda). Cell and Tissue Research 260(3):495-505.
32840 Journal Article Grason, E.W., P.S. McDonald, J. Adams, K. Litle, J.K. Apple, and A. Pleus. 2018. Citizen science program detects range expansion of the globally invasive European green crab in Washington State (USA). Management of Biological Invasions 9(1):39-47. https://doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2018.9.1.04.
23298 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
33754 Web Page Green Crab R & D. 2019. The Green Crab R & D Project. https://www.greencrab.org/. Created on 10/07/2019. Accessed on 10/07/2019.
35531 Journal Article Green, S.J., and E.D. Grosholz. 2021. Functional eradication as a framework for invasive species control. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 19(2):98-107. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.2277.
22906 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
17298 Journal Article Griffen, B.D., and D.G. Delaney. 2007. Species invasion shifts the importance of predator dependence. Ecology 88(12):3012-3021. http://bgriffen.com/bdgpublications.html.
18483 Journal Article Griffen, B.D., and J.E. Byers. 2009. Community impacts of two invasive crabs: the interactive roles of density, prey recruitment, and indirect effects. Biological Invasions 11:927-940.
23459 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
22763 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
14234 Web Page Grosholz, E., D.H. Hedgecock, and G. Ruiz. 1998. Impact of recently introduced green crab on invertebrate and shorebird populations. http://www-bml.ucdavis.edu/pop9.htm.
35567 Journal Article Grosholz, E., G. Ashton, M. Bradley, C. Brown, L. Ceballos-Osuna, A. Chang, C. de Rivera, J. Gonzalez, M. Heineke, M. Marraffini, and L.McCann. 2021. Stage-specific overcompensation, the hydra effect, and the failure to eradicate an invasive predator. , 118(12). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118(12):8 pp. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2003955118.
1544 Journal Article Grosholz, E.D. 1996. Contrasting rates of spread for introduced species in terrestrial and marine systems. Ecology 77(6):1680-1686.
33731 Journal Article Grosholz, E.D. 2005. Recent biological invasion may hasten invasional meltdown by accelerating historical introductions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 102(4):1088-1091.
9260 Journal Article Grosholz, E.D., and G.M. Ruiz. 1995. Spread and potential impact of the recently introduced European green crab, Carcinus maenas, in central California. Marine Biology 122:239-247.
39451 Journal Article Grosholz, E.D., and G.M. Ruiz. 1996. Predicting the impact of introduced marine species: lessons from the multiple invasions of the European green crab Carcinus maenas . Biological Conservation 78:59-66.
20596 Journal Article Grosholz, E.D., G.M. Ruiz, C.A. Dean, K.A. Shirley, J.L. Maron, and P.G. Connors. 2000. The impacts of a nonindigenous marine predator in a California Bay. Ecology 81(5):1206-1224.
22642 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
25960 Database Harvard University. 2013. Museum of Comparative Zoology specimen collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14100. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14100. Created on 04/11/2012. Accessed on 04/10/2013.
20627 Journal Article Hedvall, O., P.O. Moksnes, and L. Pihl. 1998. Active habitat selection by megalopae and juvenile shore crabs Carcinus maenas: a laboratory study in an annular flume. Hydrobiologia 375-376:89-100.
14225 News Henderson, D. 1998. Invasion from the deep - exotic sea creatures threaten regional species. The Seattle Times. January 27.
23601 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
20635 Journal Article Hidalgo, F.J., P.J. Barón, and J.M. Orensanz. 2005. A prediction come true: the green crab invades the patagonian coast. Biological Invasions 7(3):547-552.
16050 Journal Article Hoagland, P., and D. Jin. 2006. Science and economics in the management of an invasive species. BioScience 56(11):931-935.
23147 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
14218 Thesis or Dissertation Holmes, D. 2001. The green crab invasion: a global perspective, with lessons from Washington State. Unpublished M.S. thesis. Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA. http://academic.evergreen.edu/h/holmesd/index.htm.
23293 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
33741 Thesis or Dissertation Hunt, C.E. 2001. The role of predation by the red rock crab, Cancer productus, on the invasive European green crab, Carcinus maenas, in Yaquina Bay, Oregon. Unpublished M.S. thesis. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
20659 Journal Article Hunt, C.E., and S.B. Yamada. 2003. Biotic resistance experienced by an invasive crustacean in a temperate estuary. Biological Invasions 5(1-2):33-43.
43372 News Hunt, M. 2024. Invasive crab species detected in new area of Washington coast
. KING 5. Seattle, WA. https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/invasive-european-green-crabs-discovered-la-push-first-time/281-b3fa5896-8c2c-49d9-b411-1ae75f7000a9. Created on 08/19/2024. Accessed on 08/21/2024.
27712 Database iMapInvasives. 2019. New York iMapInvasives. New York Natural Heritage Program, Albany, NY. www.nyimapinvasives.org. Created on 07/08/2015. Accessed on 07/08/2015.
25944 Database iNaturalist. 2024. http://www.inaturalist.org/. Accessed on 08/13/2024.
20669 Journal Article Jamieson, G.S., E.D. Grosholz, D.A. Armstrong, and R.W. Elner. 1998. Potential ecological implications from the introduction of the European green crab, Carcinus maenus (Lineaus), to British Columbia, Canada, and Washington, USA. Journal of Natural History 32(10-11):1587-1598.
20672 Journal Article Jaros, P.P., A. Huberman, D. Sedlmeier, and R. Keller. 2000. Improved isolation of the crustacean hyperglycemic hormone-containing granules from sinus glands of Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758). Crustaceana 73(2):129-142.
14226 Journal Article Jensen, G.C., P.S. McDonald, and D.A. Armstrong. 2002. East meets west: competitive interactions between green crab, Carcinus maenas, and native and introduced shore crab, Hemigrapsus spp. Marine Ecology Progress Series 225:251-262.
18769 Journal Article Kimbro, D.L., E.D. Grosholz, A.J. Baukus, N.J. Nesbitt, N.M. Travis, S. Attoe, and C. Coleman-Hulbert. 2009. Invasive species cause large-scale loss of native California oyster habitat by disrupting trophic cascades. Oecologia 160(DOI 101007/s00442-009-1322-0):563-575. http://www.springerlink.com/content/r6532w3g47751034/fulltext.pdf.
23005 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
22927 Journal Article Kuris, A.M., M.E. Torchin, and K.D. Lafferty. 2002. Fecampia erythrocephala rediscovered: prevalence and distribution of a parasitold of the European shore crab, Carcinus maenas. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 82(6):955-960.
13223 Conference Proceedings Lafferty, K.D. 2001. The efficacy of parasitic castrators in biological control programs. Page 84 in Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions. MIT Sea Grant. Cambridge, MA.
13197 Journal Article Lafferty, K.D., and A.M. Kuris. 1996. Biological Control of Marine Pests. Ecology 77(7):1989-2000.
22928 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
22453 Journal Article Lee, K.T., P. Jivoff, and R.E. Bishop. 2005. A low cost, reliable method for quantifying coloration in Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) (Decapoda, Brachyura). Crustaceana 78(5):579-590.
13207 Journal Article Lohrer, A.M., and R.B. Whitlatch. 2002. Interactions among aliens: Apparent replacement of one exotic species by another. Ecology 83(3):719-732. http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/3071876.pdf.
9176 Conference Proceedings Lohrer, A.M., and R.B. Whitlatch. 1997. Ecological studies on the recently introduced Japanese shore crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus), in eastern Long Island Sound. Pages 49-60 in Proceedings of the 2nd Northeast Conference on Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Species. Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, University of Connecticut. Groton, C.
33732 Report Lovell, S., E. Besedin, and E. Grosholz. 2007. Modeling Economic Impacts of the European Green Crab. EPA report, Washington, D.C.
42120 Journal Article Mabin, C.A., T.B. Robinson, J.R.U. Wilson, H. Hirsch, M.L. Castillo, M. Jooste, and J.J. Le Roux. 2022. Molecular insights into the invasion dynamics of Carcinus crabs in South Africa. Biological Invasions 24:3597-3613. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-022-02865-9.
16456 Journal Article MacDonald, J.A., R. Roudez, T. Glover, and J.S. Weis. 2007. The invasive green crab and Japanese shore crab: behavioral interactions with a native crab species, the blue crab. Biological Invasions 9(7):837-848.
1836 Journal Article Maryland Sea Grant. 1996. An endless invasion? Green crabs, New England invaders, move west. Maryland Marine Notes 14(2):1-5.
22954 Journal Article Mascaro, M., and R. Seed. 2000. Foraging behavior of Carcinus maenas (L.): comparisons of size-selective predation on four species of bivalve prey. Journal of Shellfish Research 19(1):283-291.
22955 Journal Article Mascaro, M., and R. Seed. 2000. Foraging behavior of Carcinus maenas (L.): species-selective predation among four bivalve prey. Journal of Shellfish Research 19(1):293-300.
22654 Journal Article Mascaró, M., and R. Seed. 2001. Choice of prey size and species in Carcinus maenas (L.) feeding on four bivalves of contrasting shell morphology. Hydrobiologia 449(1-3):159-170.
13221 Journal Article Mathews, L.M., A.E. McKnight, R. Avery, and K.T. Lee. 1999. Incidence of autotomy in New England populations of green crabs, Carcinus maenas, and an examination of the effect of claw autotomy on diet. Journal of Crustacean Biology 19(4):713-719.
1375 News McCabe, M. 1994. Scientists warn about Bay invader. San Francisco Chronicle. 1994 (November 29):A15-A16.
13067 Journal Article McDermott, J.J. 2000. Natural history and biology of the Asian Shore Crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus in the Western Atlantic: A review, with new information. Marine Bioinvasions: Proceedings of the First National Conference, Jan. 24-27, 1999, MIT Sea Grant Program, Cambridge, MA:193-199.
33739 Journal Article McDonald, P.S., G.C. Jensen, and D.A. Armstrong. 2001. The competitive and predatory impacts of the nonindigenous crab Carcinus maenas (L.) on early benthic phase Dungeness crab Cancer magister. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 258(1):39-54.
23531 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
23280 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
17640 Journal Article McDonald, P.S., K.K. Holsman, D.A. Beauchamp, B.R. Dumbauld, and D. A> Armstrong. 2006. Bioenergetics modeling to investigate habitat use by the nonindigenous crab, Carcinus maenas, in Willapa Bay, Washington. Estuaries and Coasts 29(6B):1132-1149.
14217 Journal Article McKnight, A., L.M. Mathews, R. Avery, and K.T. Lee. 2000. Distribution is correlated with color phase in green crabs, Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) in southern New England. Crustaceana 73(6):643-770.
39069 News Miller, R. 2022. Months after first sighting, Metlakatla is now catching dozens of invasive green crabs a day. KRBD. https://www.krbd.org/2022/10/05/months-after-first-sighting-metlakatla-is-now-catching-dozens-of-invasive-green-crabs-a-day/. Created on 10/05/2022. Accessed on 10/20/2022.
38229 News Miller, R. 2022. For the first time, live invasive green crabs have been found in Alaska. Alaska Public Media. https://alaskapublic.org/2022/07/29/for-the-first-time-live-invasive-green-crabs-have-been-found-in-alaska/. Created on 07/29/2022. Accessed on 08/08/2022.
20720 Journal Article Miller, R.J., and J.T. Addison. 1995. Trapping interactions of crabs and american lobster in laboratory tanks. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 52(2):315-324.
9261 Journal Article Miller, Todd W. 1996. First record of the green crab, Carcinus maenas, in Humboldt Bay, California. California Fish and Game 82(2):93-96.
23296 Journal Article Miron, G., D. Audet, T. Landry, and M. Moriyasu. 2005. Predation potential of the invasive green crab (Carcinus maenas) and other common predators on commercial bivalve species found on Prince Edward Island. Journal of Shellfish Research 24(2):579-586.
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