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Habitat ecology and food and feeding of the herring bow crab Varuna litterata (Fabricius, 1798) of Cochin backwaters, Kerala, India [PDF]
, 2013 Habitat ecology and food and feeding of the herring bow crab, Varuna litterata of Cochin Backwaters, Kerala, India were investigated for a period of one year (April 2011-March 2012). Among the 15 stations surveyed, the crabs were found to occur only in 4
Aneykutty Joseph +2 more
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Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 7, Issue 4, April 2025.The study is unique in covering how the benthic community has responded to a long‐term fishing closure in one of Europe's largest strictly marine protected areas. We find the recovery of species and strong links to the food web in the response to protection.
Mattias Sköld +5 more
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Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 1998 This work characterizes the composition of Brachyura from Schizoporella unicornis. The samples were collected in 1995 at Itaguá Beach, Ubatuba (SP), at three month intervals, during all seasons from January to December. The Bryozoa colonies were obtained
Fernando L. M. Mantelatto +1 more
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Synopsis of biological data on the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun [PDF]
, 1984 This synopsis reviews taxonomy, morphology, distribution, life history, commercial hard and soft shell crab fisheries, physiology, diseases, ecology, laboratory culture methodology, and influences of environmental pollutants on the blue crab ...
Millikin, Mark R., Williams, Austin B.
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First occurrence of Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun, 1896) within the Sacca di Goro (Italy) and surroundings [PDF]
, 2015 The Sacca di Goro lagoon is an area located in the northern part of Italy. This locality has benefited in the past of an occasional and later the lanned introduction of the Manila clam.
Chung, J. Sook +3 more
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Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 7, Issue 4, April 2025.Abstract The “rhinorays” (giant guitarfish‐Glaucostegidae and wedgefish‐Rhinidae) are a critically endangered group of “shark‐like rays,” which have experienced steep global population declines in the past decade due to overfishing. Their slow life histories and high market value increase the risk of trade‐driven extinction and lead to trade‐offs ...
Faqih Akbar Alghozali +10 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017 The complete mitochondrial genome of Charybdis natator (family Portunidae) was obtained using Illumina and Sanger dideoxy sequencing. This genome was a typically circular molecule with a length of 15,664 bp and encoded 13 protein-coding genes, 22 ...
Xiaolong Yang +8 more
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Northernmost record of the pantropical portunid crab Cronius ruber in the eastern Atlantic (Canary Islands): natural range extension or human-mediated introduction? [PDF]
, 2017 The pantropical crab Cronius ruber (Lamarck, 1818) (Brachyura: Portunidae) is recorded for the first time from the Canary Islands. Previously known from off Cape Verde Islands and Senegal, this is the northernmost record of the species in the eastern ...
Cuesta, J.A. +3 more
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Defensive Behaviour in Intertidal Crabs
Ethology, Volume 131, Issue 4, April 2025.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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Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 2012 We report the association between the jellyfish Lychnorhiza lucerna and the crab Cyrtograpsus affinis. Numerous examples of associations between medusae and brachyurans have been observed in the field and noted in the literature.
Agustín Schiariti +3 more
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