Callinectes danae and C. ornatus are economically important species in several countries, including Brazil. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the L50 of these species using morphological, morphometric, and physiological data.
Robert Wagner dos Santos Cardim +4 more
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Crecimiento del cangrejo Callinectes danae (Decapoda: Portunidae) de la Isla de Margarita, Venezuela
Las especies del género Callinectes sostienen pesquerías importantes en varias partes del mundo. En el occidente de Venezuela, Callinectes sapidus es capturado con palangre y sostiene una pesquería artesanal importante en el Lago de Maracaibo; mientras ...
Jesylén Castillo +2 more
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Juvenile development of Callinectes danae Smith, 1869 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Portunidae) under laboratory conditions [PDF]
The juvenile development of Callinectes danae was investigated from megalopae obtained in neuston samples at Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. The individuals were raised in the laboratory under constant temperature (25 ± 1°C), filtered sea water from the ...
EDUARDO A. BOLLA Jr +2 more
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Population ecology of the blue crab Callinectes danae (Crustacea: Portunidae) in a Brazilian tropical estuary [PDF]
This paper aims at describing the population ecology of the swimming crab Callinectes danae Smith, 1869 in one of the most productive estuaries of Brazil, the Santa Cruz Channel.
Marina S.L.C. Araújo +3 more
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RESUMEN La pesquería del cangrejo Callinectes danae en la isla de Margarita, Venezuela, está restringida en zonas cercanas a lagunas costeras y está considerada como pesca alternativa económicamente rentable.
Nora Eslava +3 more
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Carapace width/length-weight relationships for portunid crabs (genus Callinectes Stimpson, 1860) in northern Brazilian mangrove estuaries [PDF]
Carapace width-carapace length (CW/CLRs), carapace width-weight (CW/WRs), and carapace length-weight (CL/WR) relationships are presented for the portunid species Callinectes bocourti A.
Rory Romero de Sena Oliveira +4 more
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Swimming behavior of newly hatched larvae of six decapod species (Crustacea: Decapoda)
Crustacean decapod larvae have developed several adaptations to maximize their survival, including swimming behavior. Swimming improves larvae dispersal and contributes to their response to environmental stresses, including variations in abiotic factors,
Eduardo Vianna de Almeida +3 more
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INFESTATION BY OCTOLASMIS LOWEI (CIRRIPEDIA: POECILASMATIDAE) IN CALLINECTES DANAE AND CALLINECTES ORNATUS (DECAPODA: PORTUNIDAE) FROM SÃO SEBASTIÃO, BRAZIL [PDF]
Abstract Two species of blue crabs were investigated with regard to infestation of the branchial chambers by the pedunculate cirriped Octolasmis lowei. In Callinectes danae, the frequency of infestation was 22.4%, and the mean intensity of infestation was 2.2 ± 0.2 (range: 1–8).
Cynthia Santos, Sérgio L. S. Bueno
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Unravelling the stomach contents of fish and crab species from Cananéia, São Paulo: Are they eating plastic? [PDF]
Plastic pollution represents a threat to marine ecosystems and has therefore been gaining space in the realm of public interest. In this study, we investigated the ingestion of food and non-food items (i.e., plastic particles) by fish and crabs.
Geslaine Rafaela Lemos Gonçalves +4 more
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The genus Callinectes Stimpson, 1860 currently consists of 16 species, six of which are reported in Brazilian coast. In the present study, the first zoeal stages of Callinectes bocourti,C. danae, C. exasperatus, C. ornatus and C. sapidus from Brazil were
FERNANDO L. MANTELATTO +3 more
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