On population structure and breeding biology of burrowing crab Dotilla blanfordi Alcock, 1900.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The present study investigated the population structure and breeding biology of the burrowing brachyuran crab species Dotilla blanfordi Alcock, 1900, which is commonly found on the sandy beach of Bhavnagar, located on the Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat coast, India.

Methods

Monthly sampling was conducted from February 2021 to January 2022 at the time of low tide using three line transects perpendicular to the water line, intercepted by a quadrate (0.25 m²) each at three different levels of the middle intertidal region: 20 m, 70 m, and 120 m. The quadrate area was excavated up to 30 cm and sieved for specimen collection. The collected specimens were categorised into different sexes viz., male, non-ovigerous female, or ovigerous female. For the fecundity

SUBMITTER: Patel K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10944165 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature