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1 online resource : illustrations. |
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data file |
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Marine biology
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Animal science, issues and professions
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Animal science, issues, and professions series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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""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"" |
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""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"" |
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""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"" |
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""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"" |
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""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"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Crabs -- Anatomy.
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Crabs. |
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Anatomy. |
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Crabs -- Habitat.
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Crabs -- Habitat. |
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Crabs -- Ecology.
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Crabs -- Ecology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Saruwatari, Kumiko, editor.
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Nishimura, Miharu, 1969- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Crabs New York : Nova Science Publisher's, c2012. 9781619422254 (hardcover) (DLC) 2011043392 |
| ISBN |
9781619422407 (ebook) |
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1619422409 |
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9781619422254 (hardcover) |
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1619422255 (hardcover) |
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