Huntsberger explores growth, aging of Jonah crabs

Carl Huntsberger
Carl Huntsberger

How can you tell the age of a Jonah crab? Carl Huntsberger knows. The grinding teeth found inside its foregut have a banding pattern — similar to tree rings — that corresponds to its age. Research professor Rick Wahle says Huntsberger’s research is important for fishery scientists to understand population dynamics and ecology of the commercially important species.

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