Morphometric characteristics in the horseshoe crab Tachypleus gigas (Arthropoda: Merostomata)

dc.contributor.author	Vijayakumar, R.
dc.contributor.author	Das, S.
dc.contributor.author	Chatterji, A.
dc.contributor.author	Parulekar, A.H.
dc.date.accessioned	2006-10-31T11:27:20Z
dc.date.available	2006-10-31T11:27:20Z
dc.date.issued	2000
dc.identifier.citation	Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, vol.29(4), 333-335pp.
dc.identifier.uri	http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/466
dc.description.abstract	The relationships observed between total carapace length with carapace width, carapace weight, telson length, body weight were found statistically significant (p < 0.05) in the male and female horseshoe crab, Tachypleus gigas (Muller). In females, increase in weight was found to follow the cube low strictly. The carapace width grew faster at higher carapace length in females whereas, carapace weight in males was more at lower carapace. In general, a proportional increment in morphometry was seen with increase in age.
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dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	NISCAIR, CSIR
dc.rights	This full-text version of the paper hosted with the permission from IJMS/NISCAIR. http://www.niscair.res.in
dc.subject	horseshoe crab
dc.subject	carapace length
dc.title	Morphometric characteristics in the horseshoe crab Tachypleus gigas (Arthropoda: Merostomata)
dc.type	Journal Article