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http://umt-ir.umt.edu.my:8080/handle/123456789/6941| Title: | NATURAL DIET OF BLUE SWIMMING CRABS FOUND IN SARAWAK COASTAL WATER |
| Authors: | M. IKHWANUDDIN* SHABDIN, M. L. ABOL-MUNAFI A. B. |
| Keywords: | Natural diet Blue swimming crab Portunus pelagicus |
| Issue Date: | 2009 |
| Publisher: | Journal of Sustainability Science and Management |
| Abstract: | A study was carried out to determine the natural diet of blue swimming crab (P. pelagicus) found along the coastal waters ofthe SematanFishing District, Sarawak. Crab specimens were collected for foregut contents analysis. The study shows that the diet ofP. pelagicus consists ofsessile and slow-moving invertebrates, including bivalves, gastropods, decapods and polychaetes with bivalves as the most dominant. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/6941 |
| Appears in Collections: | Journal Articles |
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