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Crabs : anatomy, habitat, and ecological significance / Kumiko Saruwatari and Miharu Nishimura, editors.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Animal science, issues, and professions seriesPublisher: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2012]Description: 1 online resource : illustrationsContent type:
  • still image
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781619422407
  • 1619422409
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: CrabsDDC classification:
  • 595.3/86 23
LOC classification:
  • QL444.M33
Online resources:
Contents:
""CRABS: ANATOMY, HABITAT AND ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE""; ""LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; ""CHAPTER 1. DIFFERENT SPECIES OF CRABBS AN D VIRAL SUSCEPTIBILITY ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. THREE MAJOR VIRAL DISEASES OF CRUSTACEANS""; ""2.1. White Spot Disease""; ""2.1.1. WSD in Scylla Species""; ""2.1.1.1. WSD in Scylla serrata""; ""2.1.1.2. WSD in Scylla paramamosain""; ""2.1.1.3. WSD in Scylla olivacea""; ""2.1.2. WSD in the Other Crab Species""; ""2.2. Yellow Head Disease""; ""2.2.1. YHD in Scylla Species""
""2.2.1.1. YHD in Scylla Serrata""""2.3. Taura Syndrome""; ""3. VARIATIONS AMONG RESEARCH PROTOCOLS""; ""4. POTENTIAL THREATS TO OTHER ANIMAL SPECIES AND THE ECOSYSTEM""; ""5. ADVANTAGES OF BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WSD SUBSCEPTIBILITY AMONG CRAB SPECIES""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 2. DEVELOPEMENT OF TRAPPING GEAR AND METHODS FOR SWIMMING CRABS ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""REASONS FOR CHOOSING TRAPS AS HARVESTING GEAR""; ""TRAP OPERATION""; ""THE CAPTURE PROCESS""; ""LURING THE CRAB TO THE TRAP""; ""Bait""
""Sugarcane and Fish Bait Combinations""""Fish Mince in Teabag Bait""; ""TRAP DESIGN AND CRAB BEHAVIOR""; ""Exploration around Trap""; ""Behavior at Entrances""; ""Fishing Trials""; ""Escape from Traps""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 3. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT OF COLD WATER CRAB SPECIES ON THE GRAND BANK OF NEWFOUNDLAND""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""METHODS""; ""Specimen and Temperature Collections""; ""Bottom Classification""; ""Data Analysis""; ""RESULTS""; ""DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""
""CHAPTER 4. NUEROSECRETORY STRUCTURE AND GONAD INHIBITING HORMONE IN EYESTALK AND THE PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF SPERMATOZOA IN ERIOCHEIR SINENSIS """"ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. NEUROENDOCRINE STRUCTURE OF EYESTALK AND GONAD INHIBITING HORMONE IN E. SINENSIS""; ""3. THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SPERMATOZOA AN E. SINENSIS""; ""3.1. Fractionation of Spermatophore Fractions and the Proteins Analysis in E. Sinensis""; ""3.2. Biochemical Characteristic of Sperm Membrane Proteins in E. Sinensis""
""3.3. The Localization of Acid Phosphatase during Spermiogenesis in E. Sinensis""""3.4. Inducing Factors on Acrosome Reaction of Spermatozoa in E. Sinensis""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 5. BEHAVIORAL DIFFERENCES IN FIDDLER CRABS, UCA PUGNAX, FROM CONTAMINATED AND REFERENCE ESTUARIES IN NEW JERSEY ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""MATERIALS AND METHODS""; ""Study Sites""; ""Piles Creek (PC)""; ""Great Bay-Mullica River Estuary (TK)""; ""Collection and Maintenance""; ""Activity Budgets in the Lab""; ""Activity Budgets in the Field""; ""Feeding Rate in the Field""
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Description based on print version record; title from PDF title page, viewed (07/10/2020).

""CRABS: ANATOMY, HABITAT AND ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE""; ""LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; ""CHAPTER 1. DIFFERENT SPECIES OF CRABBS AN D VIRAL SUSCEPTIBILITY ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. THREE MAJOR VIRAL DISEASES OF CRUSTACEANS""; ""2.1. White Spot Disease""; ""2.1.1. WSD in Scylla Species""; ""2.1.1.1. WSD in Scylla serrata""; ""2.1.1.2. WSD in Scylla paramamosain""; ""2.1.1.3. WSD in Scylla olivacea""; ""2.1.2. WSD in the Other Crab Species""; ""2.2. Yellow Head Disease""; ""2.2.1. YHD in Scylla Species""

""2.2.1.1. YHD in Scylla Serrata""""2.3. Taura Syndrome""; ""3. VARIATIONS AMONG RESEARCH PROTOCOLS""; ""4. POTENTIAL THREATS TO OTHER ANIMAL SPECIES AND THE ECOSYSTEM""; ""5. ADVANTAGES OF BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WSD SUBSCEPTIBILITY AMONG CRAB SPECIES""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 2. DEVELOPEMENT OF TRAPPING GEAR AND METHODS FOR SWIMMING CRABS ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""REASONS FOR CHOOSING TRAPS AS HARVESTING GEAR""; ""TRAP OPERATION""; ""THE CAPTURE PROCESS""; ""LURING THE CRAB TO THE TRAP""; ""Bait""

""Sugarcane and Fish Bait Combinations""""Fish Mince in Teabag Bait""; ""TRAP DESIGN AND CRAB BEHAVIOR""; ""Exploration around Trap""; ""Behavior at Entrances""; ""Fishing Trials""; ""Escape from Traps""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 3. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT OF COLD WATER CRAB SPECIES ON THE GRAND BANK OF NEWFOUNDLAND""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""METHODS""; ""Specimen and Temperature Collections""; ""Bottom Classification""; ""Data Analysis""; ""RESULTS""; ""DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""

""CHAPTER 4. NUEROSECRETORY STRUCTURE AND GONAD INHIBITING HORMONE IN EYESTALK AND THE PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF SPERMATOZOA IN ERIOCHEIR SINENSIS """"ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. NEUROENDOCRINE STRUCTURE OF EYESTALK AND GONAD INHIBITING HORMONE IN E. SINENSIS""; ""3. THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SPERMATOZOA AN E. SINENSIS""; ""3.1. Fractionation of Spermatophore Fractions and the Proteins Analysis in E. Sinensis""; ""3.2. Biochemical Characteristic of Sperm Membrane Proteins in E. Sinensis""

""3.3. The Localization of Acid Phosphatase during Spermiogenesis in E. Sinensis""""3.4. Inducing Factors on Acrosome Reaction of Spermatozoa in E. Sinensis""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 5. BEHAVIORAL DIFFERENCES IN FIDDLER CRABS, UCA PUGNAX, FROM CONTAMINATED AND REFERENCE ESTUARIES IN NEW JERSEY ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""MATERIALS AND METHODS""; ""Study Sites""; ""Piles Creek (PC)""; ""Great Bay-Mullica River Estuary (TK)""; ""Collection and Maintenance""; ""Activity Budgets in the Lab""; ""Activity Budgets in the Field""; ""Feeding Rate in the Field""

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