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The distribution and ecology of the Gammaridea (Crustacea : Amphipoda) of the lower Chesapeake estuaries
Feely, James Wass, Marvin L.
Feely, James
Wass, Marvin L.
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Gammarid amphipods of three tidal rivers entering Chesapeake Bay were studied for ten months, particularly in the York River where 40 species were record during the period. Several species moved up or down the rivers with changing salinity. The more abundant species had longer breeding seasons. The number of described species from lower Chesapeake Bay is now 42 and the presence of 10 undescribed species and of several which bracket the region indicates that much remains to be learned about amphipods in the Bay. Nineteen of these have a boreal affinity and seven are limited to the Virginian subprovince. A reference to the most recent significant work on each species is given and a key is included as an appendix.
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1971
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Gammaridae - Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
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