The relationship of blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) size class and molt stage to disease acquisition and intensity of Hematodinium perezi infections

• Kristen A. Lycett,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Current address: Department of Biological Sciences, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland, United States of America

  Affiliation Department of Natural Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, Maryland, United States of America

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• J. Sook Chung,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department, The Institute of Marine & Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Center of Environmental Sciences, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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• Joseph S. Pitula

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: jspitula@umes.edu

  Affiliation Department of Natural Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, Maryland, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5215-1976

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