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Pagurid Crabs (Decapoda, Anomura) from Waltair Coast
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R. Sarojini, R. Nagabhushanam
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Se presentan los resultados del estudio de las especies de decápodos (excepto Anomura) y estomatópodos recolectados en cuatro campañas científicas realizadas desde 1996 a 1998 al Parque Nacional de Coiba, Pacífico de Panamá.
Manuel Ortiz +3 more
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Defensive Behaviour in Intertidal Crabs
Mangrove swimming crab showing defensive behaviour by raising its chelae; ruler and grey card are also shown. ABSTRACT Despite a long roster of prey defences against predators now documented by biologists, any given species utilises only some of them, and we have few a priori predictions as to if, when or where they will be employed.
Manisha Koneru, Tim Caro
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We evaluated the gastropod shell utilization pattern of the hermit crab Clibanarius vittatus (Bosc, 1802) at Pescadores Beach in São Vicente, State of São Paulo, Brazil. Specimens were collected monthly from May 2001 through April 2003, in the intertidal
Bruno S. Sant'Anna +3 more
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This paper presents preliminary ecological data on the Cocco's lanternfish Lobianchia gemellarii (Cocco, 1838) (Osteichthyes: Myctophidae) in the Central Mediterranean and its first records from the northern Ionian Sea. This study also provides information and a new contribution to the knowledge on the role of the species in the Mediterranean marine ...
Cristina Turco +4 more
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- Extinct or not extinct: the case of the Chalcides ocellatus(Squamata: Scincidae) population from the Park of the ex Bourbonic Royal Palace of Portici (Naples, Italy) - Petrochirus fabroensis Pasini, Garassino & De Angeli, 2014 (Anomura, Diogenidae ...
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Impact of mercury released from permafrost on food safety in Switzerland
ABSTRACT Climate change has caused the permafrost to thaw, releasing the previously sequestered mercury into the environment. Mercury has the ability to convert to methylmercury, a bioaccumulative neurotoxin. Exposure occurs in humans through the ingestion of contaminated food and it is associated with adverse health effects.
Louise Ray
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We analyzed 190 specimens of the common European hermit crab species Pagurus bernhardus to look for the heterometry between the sexes regardless of the body size. We calculated three different indices and found all to be significantly different between males and females, indicating that males have bigger major and minor chelipeds than females, even if ...
Michel SCHMIDT +2 more
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New records of decapod crustaceans from the coast of Sergipe state, Brazil [PDF]
The objective of this study is to report seven decapod crustacean species for the first time from Sergipe state, northeastern Brazil. The specimens were sampled from January 2012 to June 2015, on continental shelf and estuaries.
Samara Barros-Alves +4 more
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Abstract Objective The brown box crab Lopholithodes foraminatus is a member of the king and stone crab family (Lithodidae) that occurs in deepwater along the eastern Pacific coast. Historically, landings in California have been low for this species, but an increase in fishing pressure prompted the state to designate it as an emerging fishery and ...
Ashley Stroud +2 more
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