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Estimating the size of "Uca tanger" (Crustacea: Ocypodidae) without massive crab capture

dc.contributor.authorLourenço, Rita
dc.contributor.authorPaula, José R.
dc.contributor.authorHenriques, Miguel
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-31T15:37:32Z
dc.date.available2020-01-31T15:37:32Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractUca tangeri (Eydoux, 1835) is the only species of fiddler crab that occurs in Portugal, where it mainly inhab-its salt marshes in the south and southwest coasts. Individuals spend most of their time on and around their galleries, bur-rowing structures which they typically create and maintain in muddy substrate. Capturing fiddler crabs in nature is extreme-ly difficult and can be destructive for their habitat. Once disturbed, U. tangeri tend to hide in their burrow, and their capture usually involves the destruction of the upper part of the burrow. In the present study, a method for estimating the carapace length of the fiddler indirectly, using the diameter of the burrow opening, is proposed. Significant sex-specific relationships between the diameter of the burrow opening and the occupant’s length were found. Although the mean length of the cara-pace was not significantly different between sexes,pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationScientia Marina, 64(4), 437-439 Doi: 10.3989/scimar.2000.64n4437pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3989/scimar.2000.64n4437pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn18868134
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/7370
dc.language.isoporpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherCSIC Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificaspt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectUca tangeript_PT
dc.subjectFiddler crabpt_PT
dc.subjectGalleriespt_PT
dc.subjectBiometrypt_PT
dc.subjectNature conservationpt_PT
dc.titleEstimating the size of "Uca tanger" (Crustacea: Ocypodidae) without massive crab capturept_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage439pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue4pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage437pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleScientia Marinapt_PT
oaire.citation.volume64pt_PT
person.familyNameLourenço
person.givenNameRita
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-7222-8472
person.identifier.ridT-4097-2017
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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