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Epibenthic predators control mobile macrofauna associated with a foundation species in a subarctic subtidal community

Ecology and Evolution, 2019
Foundation species (FS) are strong facilitators providing habitat for numerous dependent organisms. The communities shaped by FS are commonly structured by interplay of facilitation and consumer control.
Eugeniy Yakovis, Anna Artemieva
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Relative growth, sexual dimorphism and morphometric maturity of Trichodactylus fluviatilis (Decapoda: Brachyura: Trichodactylidae) from Santa Terezinha, Bahia, Brazil

Zoologia (Curitiba), 2014
Freshwater crabs are important elements in the aquatic biota of brooks, rivers, lakes and ponds, from both ecological and the socio-economic aspects. Trichodactylidae comprises 51 endemic species from the Neotropical region. Among all the species of this
Tiago Rozário da Silva, Sérgio Schwarz da Rocha, Eraldo Medeiros Costa Neto   +2 more
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Methods to Induce Analgesia and Anesthesia in Crustaceans: A Supportive Decision Tool

Biology, 2023
Methods to induce analgesia and anesthesia for research purposes, handling, transport, or stunning have been used in 71 species of crustaceans. A non-systematic literature search was conducted on crustacean anesthetic methods.
Guiomar Rotllant, Pol Llonch, José A. García del Arco, Òscar Chic, Paul Flecknell, Lynne U. Sneddon   +5 more
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Rhythms of Locomotion Expressed by Limulus polyphemus, the American Horseshoe Crab: II. Relationship to Circadian Rhythms of Visual Sensitivity [PDF]

, 2008
In the laboratory, horseshoe crabs express a circadian rhythm of visual sensitivity as well as daily and circatidal rhythms of locomotion. The major goal of this investigation was to determine whether the circadian clock underlying changes in visual ...
Bedford, Lisa, Chabot, Christopher C., Watson, Winsor H., III   +2 more
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Testing a Device to Exclude Ovigerous Blue Crabs, Callinectes sapidus, from Commercial Pots [PDF]

, 2006
North Carolina fishery managers are considering methods to offer greater protection to the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, spawning stock while maintaining a viable commercial fishery for female blue crabs in high salinity estuaries.
Rudershausen, Paul J., Turano, Marc J.
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Assessments of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus levels and microbial community compositions in blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) and seawater harvested from the Maryland Coastal Bays

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
IntroductionFluctuations in environmental physicochemical parameters can affect the diversity and prevalence of microbial communities, including vibrios, associated with aquatic species and their surrounding environments.
Jasmine Smalls, Christopher Grim, Salina Parveen   +2 more
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Crab sport fisheries in Humboldt Bay and Cresent City Harbor, California [PDF]

, 1978
In December 1964 interviewing of sport crab fishermen was begun in Humboldt Bay. A similar study was initiated in Crescent City in 1965. Fifty-four anglers interviewed at Humboldt Bay in 1964 and 1965 caught 27 Dungeness crabs, Cancer magister.
Gotshall, Daniel W.
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Investigation and analysis of nutrition components of fish, shrimp, crab, and shellfish and their products sold in He’nan Province

Zhongguo shipin weisheng zazhi
ObjectiveTo establish and improve the food composition database of He’nan Province， the nutritional components of fish， shrimp， crab， and shellfish in He’nan province were analyzed.MethodsThe water， ash， protein， fat， carbohydrate， total nitrogen ...
SU Yongheng, ZHANG Jie, FU Pengyu, ZHAI Zhilei, WANG Xie   +4 more
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Brachyuran Crabs (Decapoda) Associated with Rhodolith Beds: Spatio-Temporal Variability at Gran Canaria Island

Diversity, 2020
Crustaceans are a key component of the fauna living in rhodoliths, but patterns in their distribution and abundance remain largely unknown. This paper assessed spatio-temporal variability of Brachyura associated with rhodoliths.
Clara Sánchez-Latorre, Raül Triay-Portella, Marcial Cosme, Fernando Tuya, Francisco Otero-Ferrer   +4 more
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Inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes Cocktail Culture Biofilms on Crab and Shrimp Coupons and the Expression of Biofilm-Related Genes

Antibiotics, 2023
Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that is transmitted by tainted food, causes the infection listeriosis. In this study, quercetin was tested for its antibacterial properties and effectiveness as a food additive in preventing the growth of L ...
Pantu Kumar Roy, So Hee Kim, Eun Bi Jeon, Eun Hee Park, Shin Young Park   +4 more
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