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Title: | Substratum preferences, burrowing and righting in Ebalia tuberosa (Pennant) (Crustacea : Decapoda : Leucosiidae) |
Authors: | Schembri, Patrick J. |
Keywords: | Crabs -- Anatomy Crabs -- Behavior Crustacea Decapoda (Crustacea) Leucosiidae |
Issue Date: | 1981 |
Publisher: | Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, Inc. |
Citation: | Schembri, P. J. (1981). Substratum preferences, burrowing and righting in Ebalia tuberosa (Pennant) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Leucosiidae). Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, 8(2), 149-161. |
Abstract: | When given a choice, Ebalia tuberosa prefers sediment to a smooth plastic surface. Gravel is preferred to either sand or mud but no preference is shown between coarse and fine gravel. When overturned, the crabs may take from 2 to 900 s to right again, but males right in a shorter time than females, probably because they are less massive. E. tuberosa burrows by digging backwards into the sediment till half-covered. A variety of different mechanisms are then used to cover the remainder of the body. The crabs take from 130 to 1000 s to burrow completely and larger crabs of both sexes take longer to burrow than do smaller individuals. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/20985 |
ISSN: | 0091181X |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciBio |
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