Food Availability and Egg Production: A Field Experiment with Hippa pacifica Dana (Decapoda; Hippidae)
Food Availability and Egg Production: A Field Experiment with Hippa pacifica Dana (Decapoda; Hippidae)
Date
1978-01
Authors
Fusaro, Craig
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University of Hawaii Press
Abstract
The effect of augmented diet on egg production for Hippa
pacifica was tested in the crab's natural habitat, the sandy beaches at Enewetak
Atoll, Marshall Islands. Crabs on a treatment beach were fed cubed shark
meat for 18 days. After treatment, the percentage of ovigerous female H.
pacifica had nearly doubled, while a nearby control beach did not change
significantly.
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Fusaro C. 1978. Food availability and egg production: a field experiment with Hippa pacifica Dana (Decapoda; Hippidae). Pac Sci 32(1): 17-23.
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