Effect of light intensity on vertical migrations of the tree crab, Sesarma leptosoma Hilgendorf (Decapoda, Grapsidae)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 181-189

  Vannini, Marco ^a,b   Cannicci, S ^a   Ruwa, K ^c  

^a Genetica 'Leo Pardi'   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Grapsidae; Light intensity reaction; Sesarma leptosoma; Tree climbing; Vertical migration

Indexed keywords

LIGHT; TREE CRAB; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

CANOPY; COLOR; CRAB; KENYA; LIGHT INTENSITY; MANGROVE; PLANT LEAF; POPULATION; TREE;

KENYA;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSIDAE; SESARMA; SESARMA LEPTOSOMA;

EID: 0028992728     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(94)00143-2     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. The locomotor activity rhythm of Talitrus saltator (Montagu) (Crustacea, Amphipoda)
2. The ecological significance of the locomotor activity rhythms of Sesarma cinereum (Bosch) and Sesarma reticulatum (Say) (Decapoda Grapsidae)
3. Tree-climbing and herbivory in the Singapore mangroves
4. Vertical migrations of the tree crab, Sesarma leptosoma (Decapoda, Grapsidae)
5. The life history of the mangrove tree crab Aratus pisonii