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

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (170 p.)
• Disciplina: 595.3/86
• Soggetto topico: Crabs - Anatomy; Crabs - Habitat; Crabs - Ecology
• Altri autori: SaruwatariKumiko NishimuraMiharu <1969->
• 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""
• Sommario/riassunto: This book presents topical research in the study of the anatomy, habitat and ecological significance of crabs. Topics discussed in this compilation include the different species of crabs and viral susceptibility; distribution and habitat of cold water crab species on the Grand Bank of Newfoundland; behavioral differences in fiddler crabs; cellular cadmium transport in gills and hepatopancreas of the mangrove crab and invasive swimming crabs.
• Titolo autorizzato: Crabs
• ISBN: 1-61942-240-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910974204103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Animal science, issues, and professions series.