Predator-prey dynamics between recently established stone crabs (Menippe spp.) and oyster prey (Crassostrea virginica)

► Stone crab densities in Pamlico Sound similar to those in Floridian Panhandle. ► Stone crabs exhibit continuous-time type II functional response on oysters. ► Mud crabs exhibit continuous-time type II functional response on oysters. ► Mud crabs are the dominant oyster predator compared to stone and blue crabs.