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Carapace colour morphs of the blue swimmer crab Portunus pelagicus population in Mandapam (Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar) region

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Title Carapace colour morphs of the blue swimmer crab Portunus pelagicus population in Mandapam (Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar) region
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Creator Jayasingh,M
Tamilmani,G
Sakthivel,M
Anbarasu,M
Nazar,A K A
 
Subject Manna crab
Carapace
Colour pattern
Palk Bay
Gulf of Mannar
 
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The study analyzed the live colour pattern present on the carapace of Portunus pelagicus. Our results indicated that the occurrence of three major colour morphs in the population of P. pelagicus with an intraspecific variation among the female population in Mandapam (Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar) region. The crab population was dominated by carapace colour morph Type 2 (51.27%) in Palk Bay and Type 3 (54.80%) in Gulf of Mannar. There was no evidence of a colour morph difference between ages in observed specimens. The colour morphotypes showed significant difference in the analysed population, among and between the sexes.
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Date 2021-09-18T04:00:39Z
2021-09-18T04:00:39Z
2019
 
Type Article
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/64265
 
Language English
 
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