The puerulus is a non-feeding stage and relies entirely on stored energy reserves to swim across the continental shelf towards the coast beforefinally settling in shallow water and molting to the benthic juvenile lobster within about 3 weeks
The puerulus is a non-feeding stage and relies entirely on stored energy reserves to swim across the continentalshelf towards the coast beforefinally settling in shallow water andmolting to the benthic juvenile lobster within about 3 weeks