Anbarasu, M and Nazar, A K A and Sakthivel, M and Tamilmani, G and Jayasingh, M (2019) Carapace colour morphs of the blue swimmer crab Portunus pelagicus population in Mandapam (Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar) region. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 48 (9). pp. 1364-1369.
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Abstract
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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Manna crab;Carapace;Colour pattern;Palk Bay;Gulf of Mannar |
| Subjects: | Crustacean Fisheries > Crabs |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Mandapam |
| Depositing User: | Arun Surendran |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Oct 2019 10:03 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Oct 2019 10:03 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/13878 |
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