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CHEMICAL MEDIATION IN CRUSTACEANS. III. ACETYL-CHOLINE AND AUTOTOMY IN PETROLISTHES ARMATUS (GIBBES)
1. A single stimulus to each of the walking legs and chelae of the anomuran, Petrolisthes armatus, was found to cause, in most animals, the autotomy of four or more of these eight appendages.
J. Welsh, H. Haskin
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Invasive marine crustaceans can exhibit population-level variation in reproductive traits that are consistent with a response to stressful conditions near the range edge, or alternatively, that may favor establishing new exotic populations.
Ann Wassick +3 more
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This study aims to assess the distribution patterns of porcellanid crabs in the intertidal zone of Sepetiba Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, identifying the abiotic determinants.
Luciana A de Mattos +4 more
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The prevalence of the parasite Aporobopyrus curtatus in Petrolisthes armatus from southern Brazil was determined, and the effect the parasite had on host reproduction was evaluated. Of all 775 crabs sampled in Araçá region from March 2005 to July 2006, 3.
Ivana Miranda, Fernando Mantelatto
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Evaluating biodegradable alternatives to plastic mesh for small‐scale oyster reef restoration
Polyethylene plastic mesh is commonly used for containing oyster shells in small‐scale oyster reef restoration, but environmental and public health concerns have prompted investigations of biodegradable alternatives. Shallow (<0.5 m) and deep (approximately 1 m) oyster reefs (approximately 6 m2) were constructed in the Mission‐Aransas Estuary, Texas, U.
Devin Comba +3 more
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The morphology of the fifth pereiopods was studied under scanning electron microscopy in ten species of porcelain crabs for chaetotaxy and setal diversity, namelly Megalobrachium pacificum, Megalobrachium roseum, Pachycheles grossimanus, Petrolisthes ...
Luciane Augusto de Azevedo Ferreira +1 more
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The composition and distribution of the main associations of submerged macrobenthos of Bahía Málaga (Colombian pacific coast), were studied in relation to the distribution of hard and soft substrates and some abiotic factors. Eight localities were sampled during six months: three in the external border of the estuary and five in the inner part.
Carlos E. Guevara-Fletcher +4 more
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Petrolisthes zacae Haig, 1968 (Figs. 76, 77) Petrolisthes zacae Haig, 1968: 63, fig. 2, tab. 1; Gore & Abele 1976: 25; Abele & Kim 1989: 22; Hiller et al. 2004: 132; Hiller et al. 2006: 554; Lazarus-Agudelo & Cantera-Kintz 2007: 230.
Ferreira, Luciane Augusto De Azevedo +1 more
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Crustáceos decápodos da Ilha da Restinga
This paper deals with the decapods crustaceans from Restinga island (Paraíba State, Brazil). A list of species collected from September 1977 to March 1978 and some ecological notes are given.
Maria da Conceição Quintino Farias
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Petrolisthes lindae Gore & Abele 1974
Petrolisthes lindae Gore & Abele, 1974 Petrolisthes lindae Gore & Abele 1974: 564, figs. 2, 3D, G; Gore 1982: 16; Abele & Kim 1989: 21. Material examined. None. Previous records from Panama.
Ferreira, Luciane Augusto De Azevedo +1 more
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