Decapod crustacean chelipeds: an overview

P Mariappan, C Balasundaram, B Schmitz - Journal of biosciences, 2000‏ - Springer
The structure, growth, differentiation and function of crustacean chelipeds are reviewed. In
many decapod crustaceans growth of chelae is isometric with allometry level reaching unity …

Growth and body composition of juvenile mud crab, Scylla serrata, fed different dietary protein and lipid levels and protein to energy ratios

MR Catacutan - Aquaculture, 2002‏ - Elsevier
The effect of different dietary protein and lipid levels, and protein to energy (P/E) ratios on
growth and body composition of the mud crab, Scylla serrata, was evaluated. Six practical …

Sexual maturity of the speckled swimming crab Arenaeus cribrarius (Lamarck, 1818)(Decapoda, Brachyura, Portunidae), in the Ubatuba littoral, São Paulo state, Brazil

MAA Pinheiro, A Fransozo - Crustaceana, 1998‏ - JSTOR
The sizes at morphological and physiological maturity of male and female Arenaeus
cribrarius were estimated to determine if both events are synchronous. Animals were …

Reproduction of the speckled swimming crab Arenaeus cribrarius (Brachyura: Portunidae) on the Brazilian coast near 23 30′ S

MAA Pinheiro, A Fransozo - Journal of Crustacean Biology, 2002‏ - BioOne
The reproductive biology of Arenaeus cribrarius from Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil, was
studied. Swimming crabs were sampled monthly for two years with otter trawls in two bays. A …

Dietary protein requirement of giant mud crab Scylla serrata juveniles fed iso‐energetic formulated diets having graded protein levels

U Unnikrishnan, R Paulraj - Aquaculture Research, 2010‏ - Wiley Online Library
The protein requirement of juvenile mud crab Scylla serrata (body weight= 0.25±0.051 g,
carapace width= 9.3±0.04 mm) fed with different iso‐energetic, iso‐lipidic diets with graded …

Reproductive behavior of the swimming crab Arenaeus cribrarius (Lamarck, 1818)(Crustacea, Brachyura, Portunidae) in captivity

MAA Pinheiro, A Fransozo - Bulletin of Marine Science, 1999‏ - ingentaconnect.com
In this study, the reproductive behavior exhibited by Arenaeus cribrarius in captivity was
described, and the duration of each behavioral stage was measured. Swimming crabs were …

Allometric Growth, Sexual Maturity, and Adult Male Chelae Dimorphism in Aegla Franca (Decapoda: Anomura: Aeglidae)

SLS Bueno, RM Shimizu - Journal of Crustacean Biology, 2009‏ - academic.oup.com
Allometric growth analysis on chelae dimensions vs. carapace length (CL) was employed to
estimate average size at the onset of morphometric maturity and sexual dimorphism …

Male and female carapace shape differences in Liocarcinus depurator (Decapoda, Brachyura): An application of geometric morphometric analysis to crustaceans

M Rufino, P Abelló, AB Yule - Italian Journal of Zoology, 2004‏ - Taylor & Francis
Liocarcinus depurator is the most abundant brachyuran by—catch from commercial trawl
fisheries along the Spanish Mediterranean coast. Individuals of this species were collected …

Condition factor and carapace width versus wet weight relationship in the blue swimming crab Portunus segnis

A Noori, P Moghaddam, E Kamrani, A Akbarzadeh… - Animal Biology, 2015‏ - brill.com
The size-weight relationship of a species allows for estimating the expected weight based
on size. The present contribution aims at evaluating the body weight vs. carapace width …

Reproduction and Sexual Dimorphism of the Palaemonid Shrimp Macrobrachium Hainanense in Hong Kong Streams

SK Mantel, D Dudgeon - Journal of Crustacean Biology, 2005‏ - academic.oup.com
Macrobrachium hainanense is a large palaemonid shrimp (total length up to) present at high
densities (individuals) in pools of low-order forested streams in Southern China. The present …