were >15 psu and had a tendency to move downriver
(toward the coast) for the remainder of the year (Watson
et al., 1999). Because lobsters avoid areas of suboptimal
temperature and salinity, they may move and concentrate
in areas with more favorable environmental conditions.
The role of estuaries for migrating lobsters includes the
use of elevated summertime water temperatures for growth,
maturation, or reproduction thereby inducing faster molting
and as a possible refuge (Moriyasu et al., 1999).
Bibliography
Charmantier, G., Christophe, H., Lignot, J. H., and CharmantierDaures, M., 2001. Ecophysiological adaptation to salinity
throughout a life cycle: a review in Homarid lobsters. Journal
of Experimental Biology, 204, 967–977.
Crossin, G. T., Al-Ayoub, S. A., Jury, S. H., Howell, W. H., and
Watson, W. H., III, 1998. Behavioral thermoregulation in the
American lobster Homarus americanus. Journal of Experimental Biology, 201, 365–374.
Herrnkind, W. F., 1980. Spiny lobsters: patterns of movement. In Cobb,
J. S., and Phillips, B. F. (eds.), The Biology and Management of
Lobsters. New York: Academic Press, Vol. I, pp. 349–407.
Howell, W. H., Watson, W. H., III, and Jury, S. H., 1999. Skewed
sex ratio in an estuarine lobster (Homarus americanus) population. Journal of Shellfish Research, 18, 193–201.
Jury, S. H., Kinnison, M. T., Howell, W. H., and Watson, W. H., III,
1994. The effects of reduced salinity on lobster (Homarus
americanus Milne-Edwards) metabolism: implications for estuarine populations. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology
and Ecology, 176, 167–185.
Jury, S.H., and Watson, W. H., III, 2013. Seasonal and sexual differences in the thermal preferences and movements of American
lobsters. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences,
70, 1–8.
Moriyasu, M., Landsburg, W., Wade, E., and Maynard, D. R.,
1999. The role of an estuary environment for regeneration of
claws in the American lobster, Homarus americanus H. Milne
Edwards, 1837 (Decapoda). Crustaceana, 72, 416–433.
Watson, W. H., III, Vetrovs, A., and Howell, W. H., 1999. Lobster
movements in an estuary. Marine Biology, 134, 65–75.
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Water Quality
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LOBSTER MIGRATION
(toward the coast) for the remainder of the year (Watson
et al., 1999). Because lobsters avoid areas of suboptimal
temperature and salinity, they may move and concentrate
in areas with more favorable environmental conditions.
The role of estuaries for migrating lobsters includes the
use of elevated summertime water temperatures for growth,
maturation, or reproduction thereby inducing faster molting
and as a possible refuge (Moriyasu et al., 1999).
Bibliography
Charmantier, G., Christophe, H., Lignot, J. H., and CharmantierDaures, M., 2001. Ecophysiological adaptation to salinity
throughout a life cycle: a review in Homarid lobsters. Journal
of Experimental Biology, 204, 967–977.
Crossin, G. T., Al-Ayoub, S. A., Jury, S. H., Howell, W. H., and
Watson, W. H., III, 1998. Behavioral thermoregulation in the
American lobster Homarus americanus. Journal of Experimental Biology, 201, 365–374.
Herrnkind, W. F., 1980. Spiny lobsters: patterns of movement. In Cobb,
J. S., and Phillips, B. F. (eds.), The Biology and Management of
Lobsters. New York: Academic Press, Vol. I, pp. 349–407.
Howell, W. H., Watson, W. H., III, and Jury, S. H., 1999. Skewed
sex ratio in an estuarine lobster (Homarus americanus) population. Journal of Shellfish Research, 18, 193–201.
Jury, S. H., Kinnison, M. T., Howell, W. H., and Watson, W. H., III,
1994. The effects of reduced salinity on lobster (Homarus
americanus Milne-Edwards) metabolism: implications for estuarine populations. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology
and Ecology, 176, 167–185.
Jury, S.H., and Watson, W. H., III, 2013. Seasonal and sexual differences in the thermal preferences and movements of American
lobsters. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences,
70, 1–8.
Moriyasu, M., Landsburg, W., Wade, E., and Maynard, D. R.,
1999. The role of an estuary environment for regeneration of
claws in the American lobster, Homarus americanus H. Milne
Edwards, 1837 (Decapoda). Crustaceana, 72, 416–433.
Watson, W. H., III, Vetrovs, A., and Howell, W. H., 1999. Lobster
movements in an estuary. Marine Biology, 134, 65–75.
Cross-references
Thermal Biology
Water Quality
386
LOBSTER MIGRATION