Osmoregulation in the sand crab, <i>emerita holthuisi</i>
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Osmoregulation in the sand crab, emerita holthuisi
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Creator |
Nagabhushanam, R.
Kulkarni, K.M. |
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Description |
241-243
Ability of the sand crab to withstand osmotic stress was investigated by following salinity tolerance, changes in freezing point depression and changes in body weight in different salinities. Lower salinity tolerance was found to be in 17.2% while upper was in 32.5%. E. holthuisi maintained its body fluid hypotonic to sea water of salinity 35.2% and hypertonic to 17.2% salinity and further dilutions. Isotonicity was maintained between 21.7 and 32.5% salinities. In 25.6% salinity within 64 hr and in 18.1% salinity within 112 hr the body weights were regained. However, in 12.8% salinity the sand crab did not regain its original body weight. |
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Date |
2017-01-02T09:38:16Z
2017-01-02T09:38:16Z 1976-12 |
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Article
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Identifier |
0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/39504 |
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en_US
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Rights |
CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
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NISCAIR-CSIR, India
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Source |
IJMS Vol.05(2) [December 1976]
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