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• Ray-Culp, M., Davis M., & Stoner A. W. (1997). The micropredators of settling and newly settled queen conch (Strombus gigas Linnaeus). JOURNAL OF SHELLFISH RESEARCH. 16, 423-428.
• Ray-Culp, M., Davis M., & Stoner A. W. (1999). Predation by xanthid crabs on early post-settlement gastropods: the role of prey size, prey density, and habitat complexity. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 240, 303-321.
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• Stoner AW and J Lally. 1994. High-density aggregation in queen conch Strombus gigas: formation, patterns, and ecological significance. Marine Ecology Progress Series 196:73-84.
• Stoner AW, Lipcius RN, Marshall LS Jr., and AT Bardales. 1988. Synchronous emergence and mass migration in juvenile queen conch. Marine Ecological Progress Series 49:51-55.
• Stoner AW, Ray M, Glazer RA, and KJ McCarthy. 1996. Metamorphic responses to natural substrata in gastropod larvae: decisions related to postlarval growth and habitat preference. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 205:229-243.
• Stoner AW. 1989. Winter mass migration of juvenile queen conch Strombus gigas and their influence on the benthic environment. 56:99-104.
• Stoner, A. W., & Lally J. (1994). High-density aggregation in queen conch Strombus gigas: formation, patterns, and ecological significance. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 106, 73-84.
• Stoner, A. W., & Ray-Culp M. (2000). Evidence for Allee effects in an over-harvested marine gastropod: density-dependent mating and egg production. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 202, 297-302.
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• Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526
• Wicklund RI, Hepp LJ, and GA Wenz. 1991. Preliminary studies on the early development of the queen conch, Strombus gigas, in the Exuma Cays, Bahamas. Proceedings of the 40th Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 40:283-298.
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