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Feeding behaviour and food selection in the horseshoe crab, Tachypleus gigas (Muller)
DRS at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography
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Feeding behaviour and food selection in the horseshoe crab, Tachypleus gigas (Muller)
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| Creator |
Chatterji, A.
Mishra, J.K. Parulekar, A.H. |
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| Description |
The Indian horseshoe crab, Tachypleus gigas, is a benthic feeder which subsists mainly on molluscs, decayed organic matter and polychaetes, in order of prevalence. A strong and positive preference was recorded for molluscs over other food organisms. The intensity of feeding was maximum during the north-east monsoon (November to January) in females and during the intermonsoon season (February to May) in males. It was minimum during the south-west monsoon (June to September)
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2009-05-08T08:49:13Z
2009-05-08T08:49:13Z 1992 |
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Journal Article
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Hydrobiologia, Vol.246; 41-48p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/2937 |
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en
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Copyright [1992]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
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Kluwer
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