Crabs [[electronic resource] ] : anatomy, habitat, and ecological significance / / Kumiko Saruwatari and Miharu Nishimura, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779533003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2012
• ISBN: 1-61942-240-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (170 p.)
• Collana: Marine biology; Animal science, issues and professions
• Altri autori (Persone): SaruwatariKumiko; NishimuraMiharu <1969->
• Disciplina: 595.3/86
• Soggetti: Crabs - Anatomy; Crabs - Habitat; Crabs - Ecology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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""; ""Surface Activity""