Marketing of Freshwater Chinese Mitten Crab and Support to the Mitten Crab Farmers in China [PDF]
The study examines a snapshot of domestic marketing of freshwater Chinese mitten crab and support to the farmers in China with focus on the Jiangsu Province. A total of 96 farmers were sampled for the study.
Agbekpornu, Hayford +3 more
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First record of a potamid crab (Decapoda: Brachyura) from Odisha State, India [PDF]
Freshwater crabs of the family Potamidae Ortmann, 1896, have so far not been recorded in the state of Odisha in India. We report for the first time a potamid crab, Acanthopotamon martensi (Wood-Mason, 1875), from Odisha.
Sameer Kumar Pati +2 more
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Trait compensation in marine gastropods: shell shape, avoidance behavior, and susceptibility to predation [PDF]
Many organisms have evolved morphological and behavioral traits that reduce their susceptibility to predation. However, few studies have explicitly investigated the relationships between defensive traits and susceptibility. Here we demonstrate a negative
Cotton, Peter A. +5 more
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Evolutionary History of True Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) and the Origin of Freshwater Crabs [PDF]
Crabs of the infra-order Brachyura are one of the most diverse groups of crustaceans with approximately 7,000 described species in 98 families, occurring in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial habitats. The relationships among the brachyuran families are poorly understood due to the high morphological complexity of the group.
Tsang, L.M. +7 more
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The giant mountain crab (Indochinamon bhumibol) is endemic to Loei Province in north-eastern Thailand. Although, little knowledge is available on the factors affecting population dynamics and individual fitness.
Sirikorn Sripho, Rattanawat Chaiyarat
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ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CHITIN FROM SHELLS OF THE FRESHWATER CRAB POTAMON ALGERIENSE
This work presents, for the first time, the extraction and characterization of chitin from the shell of the freshwater crab species Potamon algeriense with a standardized and revised chemical method.
S. Fadlaoui +5 more
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Consumption of the frog Hylarana nicobariensis Stoliczka, 1870 by a crab Parathelphusa pulcherrima (De Man, 1902), with a mini review of feeding on amphibians by crabs [PDF]
We present a first record of feeding by the freshwater crab species, Parathelphusa pulcherrima on the frog species Hylarana nicobariensis (Ranidae) from Sabah (Borneo, Malaysia) together with a comprehensive review of crab predation on amphibians.
Evan Seng Huat Quah +3 more
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Freshwater crabs support fishery resources and serve as intermediate host to the major groups of animal parasites, hence, this study investigates the prevalence and intensity of parasitic infestation in freshwater crab Sudanonautes africanus, and its ...
S.O Ikhuoriah, A.O Awharitoma
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Nutritional Properties of Potamon potamios (Olivier, 1804) in the Lake of Eğirdir (Turkey) [PDF]
Some of the nutritional properties of Potamon potamios, captured from the Lake of Egirdir were investigated in relation to season and sex. In the laboratory, crab meat and crab shells were seperated.
Şengül Bilgin* and Zeliha Ufuk Canlı Fidanbaş
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Invasiveness assessment of the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis (H. Milne Edwards, 1853) in the Serbian section of the river Danube [PDF]
The Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis is listed in The Global Invasive Species Database and the IUCN Register as one of “100 of the world’s worst invasive alien species”. It has been reported in Serbia since 1995 in the Danube River, suggesting a
Škraba Dubravka +4 more
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