José M. Fariña, Alvaro T. Palma, and F. Patricio Ojeda
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- May 2008
- ISBN:
- 9780195319958
- eISBN:
- 9780199869596
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195319958.003.0004
- Subject:
- Biology, Aquatic Biology
The chapter describes the oceanography, biogeography, and the important role that the El Niño cycle plays in Chilean kelp forest ecology. The structure of the food web from primary producers to ...
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The chapter describes the oceanography, biogeography, and the important role that the El Niño cycle plays in Chilean kelp forest ecology. The structure of the food web from primary producers to consumers is described and the potential effect of the artisanal fishery and effect of the loss of kelp forests on the on the food web and fishery are discussed.Less
The chapter describes the oceanography, biogeography, and the important role that the El Niño cycle plays in Chilean kelp forest ecology. The structure of the food web from primary producers to consumers is described and the potential effect of the artisanal fishery and effect of the loss of kelp forests on the on the food web and fishery are discussed.
Thomas W. Cronin, Sönke Johnsen, N. Justin Marshall, and Eric J. Warrant
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- October 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780691151847
- eISBN:
- 9781400853021
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- DOI:
- 10.23943/princeton/9780691151847.003.0003
- Subject:
- Biology, Evolutionary Biology / Genetics
This chapter focuses on visual pigments and photoreceptors. In living things, photoreception inevitably begins with a photochemical event—a molecule intercepts a photon of light and is somehow ...
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This chapter focuses on visual pigments and photoreceptors. In living things, photoreception inevitably begins with a photochemical event—a molecule intercepts a photon of light and is somehow changed. Various molecules, generally known as photopigments, perform this function in animals and plants. The molecules involved in vision are called visual pigments. In all animals, vision ultimately depends on a single family of proteins that all have descended from one common ancestor—these are the opsins. The chapter cites the hydrothermal vent crab as a good example of how changes of visual pigments appearing in various developmental states reflect ecological adaptation. The animal's life stages require visual systems sampling opposite ends of the visual spectrum.Less
This chapter focuses on visual pigments and photoreceptors. In living things, photoreception inevitably begins with a photochemical event—a molecule intercepts a photon of light and is somehow changed. Various molecules, generally known as photopigments, perform this function in animals and plants. The molecules involved in vision are called visual pigments. In all animals, vision ultimately depends on a single family of proteins that all have descended from one common ancestor—these are the opsins. The chapter cites the hydrothermal vent crab as a good example of how changes of visual pigments appearing in various developmental states reflect ecological adaptation. The animal's life stages require visual systems sampling opposite ends of the visual spectrum.
Judith S. Weis
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780801450501
- eISBN:
- 9780801466045
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9780801450501.001.0001
- Subject:
- Biology, Animal Biology
The world’s nearly 7,000 species of crabs are immediately recognizable by their claws, sideways movement, stalked eyes, and thick outer shells. These common crustaceans are found internationally, ...
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The world’s nearly 7,000 species of crabs are immediately recognizable by their claws, sideways movement, stalked eyes, and thick outer shells. These common crustaceans are found internationally, thriving in various habitats from the edge of the sea to the depths of the ocean, in fresh water or on land. Despite having the same basic body type as decapod crustaceans—true crabs have heavy exoskeletons and ten limbs with front pincer claws—crabs come in an enormous variety of shapes and sizes, from the near microscopic to the giant Japanese spider crab. This book provides an engaging and informative tour of the remarkable world of crabs, highlighting their unique biology and natural history. It introduces recently discovered crabs such as the Yeti crab found in deep sea vents, explains what scientists are learning about blue and hermit crabs commonly found at the shore, and gives us insight into the lifecycles of the king and Dungeness crabs typically seen only on dinner plates. Among the topics covered are the evolution and classification of crabs, their habitats, unique adaptations to water and land, reproduction and development, behavior, ecology, and threats, including up-to-date research. Crabs are of special interest to biologists for their communication behaviors, sexual dimorphism, and use of chemical stimuli and touch receptors, and the book explains the importance of new scientific discoveries.Less
The world’s nearly 7,000 species of crabs are immediately recognizable by their claws, sideways movement, stalked eyes, and thick outer shells. These common crustaceans are found internationally, thriving in various habitats from the edge of the sea to the depths of the ocean, in fresh water or on land. Despite having the same basic body type as decapod crustaceans—true crabs have heavy exoskeletons and ten limbs with front pincer claws—crabs come in an enormous variety of shapes and sizes, from the near microscopic to the giant Japanese spider crab. This book provides an engaging and informative tour of the remarkable world of crabs, highlighting their unique biology and natural history. It introduces recently discovered crabs such as the Yeti crab found in deep sea vents, explains what scientists are learning about blue and hermit crabs commonly found at the shore, and gives us insight into the lifecycles of the king and Dungeness crabs typically seen only on dinner plates. Among the topics covered are the evolution and classification of crabs, their habitats, unique adaptations to water and land, reproduction and development, behavior, ecology, and threats, including up-to-date research. Crabs are of special interest to biologists for their communication behaviors, sexual dimorphism, and use of chemical stimuli and touch receptors, and the book explains the importance of new scientific discoveries.
Judith S. Weis
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780801450501
- eISBN:
- 9780801466045
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9780801450501.003.0001
- Subject:
- Biology, Animal Biology
This introductory chapter looks into the physiology and diversity of crabs, including certain species which defy conventional definitions of what a crab is. It largely concerns itself with the ...
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This introductory chapter looks into the physiology and diversity of crabs, including certain species which defy conventional definitions of what a crab is. It largely concerns itself with the question of what makes a crab recognizable as a crab, by delving into the world of crustaceans, arthropods, decapods, and so on, in order to differentiate crabs from other similar marine life—such as lobsters. The chapter then provides classifications on the major families of Brachyuran (true) crabs, which are the largest group of crabs, as well as those of the anomuran crabs. Finally, the chapter highlights some notable species of crabs, rounding out the discussion by providing information on the largest, smallest, and oddest crabs to date.Less
This introductory chapter looks into the physiology and diversity of crabs, including certain species which defy conventional definitions of what a crab is. It largely concerns itself with the question of what makes a crab recognizable as a crab, by delving into the world of crustaceans, arthropods, decapods, and so on, in order to differentiate crabs from other similar marine life—such as lobsters. The chapter then provides classifications on the major families of Brachyuran (true) crabs, which are the largest group of crabs, as well as those of the anomuran crabs. Finally, the chapter highlights some notable species of crabs, rounding out the discussion by providing information on the largest, smallest, and oddest crabs to date.
Judith S. Weis
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780801450501
- eISBN:
- 9780801466045
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9780801450501.003.0008
- Subject:
- Biology, Animal Biology
This chapter presents an overview of crab fisheries and commercial crabbing. Millions earn their living in commercial fisheries, and many people still depend on seafood as their primary source of ...
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This chapter presents an overview of crab fisheries and commercial crabbing. Millions earn their living in commercial fisheries, and many people still depend on seafood as their primary source of protein. Although dwarfed by fisheries for finfish, crab fisheries are important in many countries. Hence the chapter looks at the gear used in crabbing, as well as the regulations and management in place for such ventures. The chapter also shows how the very high catch rates of modern industrialized fishing fleets have had widespread effects on fished species, nontarget species, and marine habitats. Overfishing continues to be a major threat to marine ecosystems and vulnerable species throughout the world.Less
This chapter presents an overview of crab fisheries and commercial crabbing. Millions earn their living in commercial fisheries, and many people still depend on seafood as their primary source of protein. Although dwarfed by fisheries for finfish, crab fisheries are important in many countries. Hence the chapter looks at the gear used in crabbing, as well as the regulations and management in place for such ventures. The chapter also shows how the very high catch rates of modern industrialized fishing fleets have had widespread effects on fished species, nontarget species, and marine habitats. Overfishing continues to be a major threat to marine ecosystems and vulnerable species throughout the world.
Judith S. Weis
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780801450501
- eISBN:
- 9780801466045
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9780801450501.003.0006
- Subject:
- Biology, Animal Biology
This chapter is an overview of crab ecology—beginning with the transition from larva to juvenile, and covering hibernation, migrations, navigation, interactions with other kinds of organisms, and the ...
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This chapter is an overview of crab ecology—beginning with the transition from larva to juvenile, and covering hibernation, migrations, navigation, interactions with other kinds of organisms, and the effects of crabs on the environment. As crabs reside in a large variety of habitats, their ecologies have become as equally diverse, thus this chapter seeks to examine these aspects of crab ecology in particular. The chapter also devotes a section on the unique habits of hermit crabs in their shells. These shells serve various functions. For terrestrial hermits, these include water storage: the crabs can carry water in their snail shell, which enables them to colonize relatively dry areas. All hermit crabs depend on a properly fitting shell for protection from predators.Less
This chapter is an overview of crab ecology—beginning with the transition from larva to juvenile, and covering hibernation, migrations, navigation, interactions with other kinds of organisms, and the effects of crabs on the environment. As crabs reside in a large variety of habitats, their ecologies have become as equally diverse, thus this chapter seeks to examine these aspects of crab ecology in particular. The chapter also devotes a section on the unique habits of hermit crabs in their shells. These shells serve various functions. For terrestrial hermits, these include water storage: the crabs can carry water in their snail shell, which enables them to colonize relatively dry areas. All hermit crabs depend on a properly fitting shell for protection from predators.
Judith S. Weis
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780801450501
- eISBN:
- 9780801466045
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9780801450501.003.0007
- Subject:
- Biology, Animal Biology
This chapter explores how the problems affecting crab populations, and how, in turn, crabs affect other animals and even people. Crabs are subject to a great variety of diseases—from viruses, ...
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This chapter explores how the problems affecting crab populations, and how, in turn, crabs affect other animals and even people. Crabs are subject to a great variety of diseases—from viruses, bacteria, and pathogenic ciliates and amoebas; they are also susceptible to many forms of parasites, which can cause little, moderate, or severe damage to their hosts and come in the form of other crustaceans, flatworms, and others. Crabs also face external dangers, such as numerous predators, habitat loss, damage by invasive species, and pollution. In addition, the crabs themselves can cause problems for other living things, namely, by behaving as parasites and invasive species in their own right.Less
This chapter explores how the problems affecting crab populations, and how, in turn, crabs affect other animals and even people. Crabs are subject to a great variety of diseases—from viruses, bacteria, and pathogenic ciliates and amoebas; they are also susceptible to many forms of parasites, which can cause little, moderate, or severe damage to their hosts and come in the form of other crustaceans, flatworms, and others. Crabs also face external dangers, such as numerous predators, habitat loss, damage by invasive species, and pollution. In addition, the crabs themselves can cause problems for other living things, namely, by behaving as parasites and invasive species in their own right.
Judith S. Weis
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780801450501
- eISBN:
- 9780801466045
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9780801450501.003.0010
- Subject:
- Biology, Animal Biology
This chapter looks at the other ways in which human beings interact with crabs. Though crabs are often encountered on the dinner plate, one can also interact with them by taking up such activities as ...
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This chapter looks at the other ways in which human beings interact with crabs. Though crabs are often encountered on the dinner plate, one can also interact with them by taking up such activities as crab watching and recreational crabbing, as well as keeping crabs as pets. The chapter also provides a brief overview of the field of carcinology—the study of crabs—and presents a number of reasons as to why some people have come to study crabs professionally. It notes some prominent women carcinologists in the field and lists some ways in which crabs are being studied. Finally, the chapter discusses crabs as they appear in popular culture, primarily in films, cartoons, and TV.Less
This chapter looks at the other ways in which human beings interact with crabs. Though crabs are often encountered on the dinner plate, one can also interact with them by taking up such activities as crab watching and recreational crabbing, as well as keeping crabs as pets. The chapter also provides a brief overview of the field of carcinology—the study of crabs—and presents a number of reasons as to why some people have come to study crabs professionally. It notes some prominent women carcinologists in the field and lists some ways in which crabs are being studied. Finally, the chapter discusses crabs as they appear in popular culture, primarily in films, cartoons, and TV.
Lisa Jean Moore
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- September 2018
- ISBN:
- 9781479876303
- eISBN:
- 9781479848096
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9781479876303.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Health, Illness, and Medicine
Based on a multimethod study that centers on interviews with over 30 conservationists, field biologists, ecologists, paleontologists and over 3 years of my fieldwork on urban beaches in the New York ...
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Based on a multimethod study that centers on interviews with over 30 conservationists, field biologists, ecologists, paleontologists and over 3 years of my fieldwork on urban beaches in the New York City area, the Florida Keys, and international conferences, Catch and Release explores the interspecies relationships between humans and horseshoe crabs—our multiple sites of entanglement and enmeshment as we both come to matter.
As I show, crabs and humans make each other in particular ways. Humans have literally harvested the life out of horseshoe crabs for multiple purposes; we interpret them for understanding geologic time, we bleed them for biomedical applications, we collect them for agricultural fertilizer, we eat them as delicacies, we rescue them for conservation, we capture them as bait, we categorize them as Endangered. In contrast, the crabs make humans matter by revealing our species vulnerability to endotoxins, offering opportunities for career opportunities and profiteering off of crab bodies, and fertilizing the soil of agricultural harvest for human food. In these acts of harvesting, I consider how horseshoe crabs and humans make meaning of events such as the Anthropocene (the epoch of geologic time that attributes climate change and species decline to human activities), global warming, and biomedical innovation.Less
Based on a multimethod study that centers on interviews with over 30 conservationists, field biologists, ecologists, paleontologists and over 3 years of my fieldwork on urban beaches in the New York City area, the Florida Keys, and international conferences, Catch and Release explores the interspecies relationships between humans and horseshoe crabs—our multiple sites of entanglement and enmeshment as we both come to matter.
As I show, crabs and humans make each other in particular ways. Humans have literally harvested the life out of horseshoe crabs for multiple purposes; we interpret them for understanding geologic time, we bleed them for biomedical applications, we collect them for agricultural fertilizer, we eat them as delicacies, we rescue them for conservation, we capture them as bait, we categorize them as Endangered. In contrast, the crabs make humans matter by revealing our species vulnerability to endotoxins, offering opportunities for career opportunities and profiteering off of crab bodies, and fertilizing the soil of agricultural harvest for human food. In these acts of harvesting, I consider how horseshoe crabs and humans make meaning of events such as the Anthropocene (the epoch of geologic time that attributes climate change and species decline to human activities), global warming, and biomedical innovation.
Judith S. Weis
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780801450501
- eISBN:
- 9780801466045
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9780801450501.003.0003
- Subject:
- Biology, Animal Biology
This chapter looks at basic crab anatomy. It examines the biological aspects common to many crabs, such as their digestive processes, respiration, metabolic rates, biological rhythms, excretion, ...
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This chapter looks at basic crab anatomy. It examines the biological aspects common to many crabs, such as their digestive processes, respiration, metabolic rates, biological rhythms, excretion, osmoregulation, their five senses, their nervous system, and even their pigmentation. A crab’s major anatomical features are the boundary between the head and thorax, as well as the segments of the thorax and the attachment of the legs to the thorax. Furthermore, the chapter notes that while many aspects of crab anatomy and physiology are similar to those of other animals, some may come as a surprise, such as their blue blood, the taste buds on their toes, or even the kidneys in their head.Less
This chapter looks at basic crab anatomy. It examines the biological aspects common to many crabs, such as their digestive processes, respiration, metabolic rates, biological rhythms, excretion, osmoregulation, their five senses, their nervous system, and even their pigmentation. A crab’s major anatomical features are the boundary between the head and thorax, as well as the segments of the thorax and the attachment of the legs to the thorax. Furthermore, the chapter notes that while many aspects of crab anatomy and physiology are similar to those of other animals, some may come as a surprise, such as their blue blood, the taste buds on their toes, or even the kidneys in their head.
Judith S. Weis
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780801450501
- eISBN:
- 9780801466045
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9780801450501.003.0004
- Subject:
- Biology, Animal Biology
This chapter analyzes the crab’s reproductive system and life cycles as well as the major differences between its sexes. It shows how one can determine a crab’s sex through certain physical markers. ...
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This chapter analyzes the crab’s reproductive system and life cycles as well as the major differences between its sexes. It shows how one can determine a crab’s sex through certain physical markers. Furthermore, the chapter considers how the age and size at which crabs become sexually mature vary among species and geographic location. Genetics is only one factor responsible for the development of males and females, and a few types of crabs can change sex as they mature. Environmental factors such as day length, temperature, food availability, social conditions, and parasites can also play a role. For many crabs, reproduction is a seasonal event. Some, mainly tropical, crabs, however, may produce broods all year round, taking more sperm from storage following a single mating. Deep-sea crabs live in a nearly seasonless environment and may not have a particular reproductive season.Less
This chapter analyzes the crab’s reproductive system and life cycles as well as the major differences between its sexes. It shows how one can determine a crab’s sex through certain physical markers. Furthermore, the chapter considers how the age and size at which crabs become sexually mature vary among species and geographic location. Genetics is only one factor responsible for the development of males and females, and a few types of crabs can change sex as they mature. Environmental factors such as day length, temperature, food availability, social conditions, and parasites can also play a role. For many crabs, reproduction is a seasonal event. Some, mainly tropical, crabs, however, may produce broods all year round, taking more sperm from storage following a single mating. Deep-sea crabs live in a nearly seasonless environment and may not have a particular reproductive season.
Judith S. Weis
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780801450501
- eISBN:
- 9780801466045
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9780801450501.003.0009
- Subject:
- Biology, Animal Biology
This chapter explores the variety of processes and problems in crab consumption. Crabmeat, like fish, is a nutritious food, low in calories and fat but high in protein and omega-3 fatty acids, which ...
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This chapter explores the variety of processes and problems in crab consumption. Crabmeat, like fish, is a nutritious food, low in calories and fat but high in protein and omega-3 fatty acids, which help prevent heart disease. The chapter looks at how live crabs and crabmeat are both processed for consumption, as well as the ways in which crab can be eaten, and also briefly explores how crabs are used in ways other than as foodstuff. In addition, the chapter lists some famous crab dishes and their origins. Finally, the chapter looks into some food safety risks that come with eating crabs, such as spoilage, contamination, toxins, parasites, and allergies.Less
This chapter explores the variety of processes and problems in crab consumption. Crabmeat, like fish, is a nutritious food, low in calories and fat but high in protein and omega-3 fatty acids, which help prevent heart disease. The chapter looks at how live crabs and crabmeat are both processed for consumption, as well as the ways in which crab can be eaten, and also briefly explores how crabs are used in ways other than as foodstuff. In addition, the chapter lists some famous crab dishes and their origins. Finally, the chapter looks into some food safety risks that come with eating crabs, such as spoilage, contamination, toxins, parasites, and allergies.
Bernard Capp
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198203759
- eISBN:
- 9780191675959
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198203759.003.0003
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Early Modern History
John Taylor's world was a series of picaresque adventures and humorous encounters. He traveled widely, both by land and sea. He tells little about his domestic life. He was writing for the public, ...
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John Taylor's world was a series of picaresque adventures and humorous encounters. He traveled widely, both by land and sea. He tells little about his domestic life. He was writing for the public, not keeping a private diary. By 1621, his early affection for his wife had long since cooled. By contrast, other relations appear more often and in more sportive light in Taylor's writings. He appeared to have at least two brothers and two sisters. The inn-keepers and the gentlewoman give the impression that Taylor's origins were rather more substantial than his lowly trade might suggest. His wide network of kinsfolk stresses that even among relatively humble people, family could mean far more than the domestic, nuclear circle. Beyond the family, Taylor's immediate world was made up of watermen, craftsmen, and small tradesmen.Less
John Taylor's world was a series of picaresque adventures and humorous encounters. He traveled widely, both by land and sea. He tells little about his domestic life. He was writing for the public, not keeping a private diary. By 1621, his early affection for his wife had long since cooled. By contrast, other relations appear more often and in more sportive light in Taylor's writings. He appeared to have at least two brothers and two sisters. The inn-keepers and the gentlewoman give the impression that Taylor's origins were rather more substantial than his lowly trade might suggest. His wide network of kinsfolk stresses that even among relatively humble people, family could mean far more than the domestic, nuclear circle. Beyond the family, Taylor's immediate world was made up of watermen, craftsmen, and small tradesmen.
F. Richard Stephenson and David A. Green
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- January 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780198507666
- eISBN:
- 9780191709876
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198507666.003.0008
- Subject:
- Physics, Particle Physics / Astrophysics / Cosmology
The remnant of this SN — known as the Crab Nebula (G184.6-5.8) — has attracted more attention among radio and X-ray astronomers than any other SNR. Not only is the remnant, which contains a pulsar, ...
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The remnant of this SN — known as the Crab Nebula (G184.6-5.8) — has attracted more attention among radio and X-ray astronomers than any other SNR. Not only is the remnant, which contains a pulsar, fairly bright at optical wavelengths, it is a powerful emitter of both radio waves and X-rays. The SN, which occurred in Taurus, was extensively recorded in both China and Japan. It was also briefly mentioned in a Constantinople source. Following a brief period of daylight visibility, the star was only lost to view after twenty-one months. Both Chinese and Japanese records assert that the SN was within about 1 deg of zeta Tau. The only nearby SNR is the Crab Nebula itself. Although several records state that the SN was a little to the SE of zeta Tau, the Crab Nebula lies to the NW of this star. However, these records share a common source and the directional problems are not insurmountable.Less
The remnant of this SN — known as the Crab Nebula (G184.6-5.8) — has attracted more attention among radio and X-ray astronomers than any other SNR. Not only is the remnant, which contains a pulsar, fairly bright at optical wavelengths, it is a powerful emitter of both radio waves and X-rays. The SN, which occurred in Taurus, was extensively recorded in both China and Japan. It was also briefly mentioned in a Constantinople source. Following a brief period of daylight visibility, the star was only lost to view after twenty-one months. Both Chinese and Japanese records assert that the SN was within about 1 deg of zeta Tau. The only nearby SNR is the Crab Nebula itself. Although several records state that the SN was a little to the SE of zeta Tau, the Crab Nebula lies to the NW of this star. However, these records share a common source and the directional problems are not insurmountable.
Lisa Jean Moore
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- September 2018
- ISBN:
- 9781479876303
- eISBN:
- 9781479848096
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9781479876303.003.0003
- Subject:
- Sociology, Health, Illness, and Medicine
Monitoring, describing and interpreting horseshoe crab reproduction makes up a large portion of research on the species. Based primarily on my fieldwork in Cedar Key, Florida, during a horseshoe crab ...
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Monitoring, describing and interpreting horseshoe crab reproduction makes up a large portion of research on the species. Based primarily on my fieldwork in Cedar Key, Florida, during a horseshoe crab tagging event as they come to shore to spawn, I use a Baradian analysis to consider the cuts humans (specifically scientists and myself) make to categorize horseshoe crab reproductive behavior.Less
Monitoring, describing and interpreting horseshoe crab reproduction makes up a large portion of research on the species. Based primarily on my fieldwork in Cedar Key, Florida, during a horseshoe crab tagging event as they come to shore to spawn, I use a Baradian analysis to consider the cuts humans (specifically scientists and myself) make to categorize horseshoe crab reproductive behavior.
Judith S. Weis
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780801450501
- eISBN:
- 9780801466045
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9780801450501.003.0002
- Subject:
- Biology, Animal Biology
This chapter explores the various habitats of crabs, noting that they can be found in all kinds of habitats from the shoreline to the deep sea, in marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments, and ...
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This chapter explores the various habitats of crabs, noting that they can be found in all kinds of habitats from the shoreline to the deep sea, in marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments, and even on land. Most crabs live in marine and estuarine habitats, while only a few specialized ones (e.g., gecarcinids and land hermit crabs) live in fresh water or on land. More species live in shallow water than in the deep sea. Certain groups—namely the grapsids (shore crabs) and ocypodids (fiddler and ghost crabs)—tend to live in shallow and intertidal areas. Grapsids (with broad fronts, short eyes, and almost square-shaped carapace) are found in many types of shore habitats, including marshes, mangroves, and rocky shores. Some of them can leave the water for many hours at a time. Ocypodids tend to be found only on softer substrates like marshes, mudflats, and beaches.Less
This chapter explores the various habitats of crabs, noting that they can be found in all kinds of habitats from the shoreline to the deep sea, in marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments, and even on land. Most crabs live in marine and estuarine habitats, while only a few specialized ones (e.g., gecarcinids and land hermit crabs) live in fresh water or on land. More species live in shallow water than in the deep sea. Certain groups—namely the grapsids (shore crabs) and ocypodids (fiddler and ghost crabs)—tend to live in shallow and intertidal areas. Grapsids (with broad fronts, short eyes, and almost square-shaped carapace) are found in many types of shore habitats, including marshes, mangroves, and rocky shores. Some of them can leave the water for many hours at a time. Ocypodids tend to be found only on softer substrates like marshes, mudflats, and beaches.
Judith S. Weis
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780801450501
- eISBN:
- 9780801466045
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9780801450501.003.0005
- Subject:
- Biology, Animal Biology
This chapter discusses the behavioral patterns common to crabs, noting the difficulties of studying crab behavior due to their generally secretive nature. Majority of the chapter is devoted to their ...
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This chapter discusses the behavioral patterns common to crabs, noting the difficulties of studying crab behavior due to their generally secretive nature. Majority of the chapter is devoted to their feeding habits, as crabs have very different diets depending on their species: some are scavengers, some eat plankton, and many others eat primarily clams or other bivalve mollusks, or even catch fish, other crabs, or baby sea turtles. The chapter also looks at how crabs avoid predators and show aggression, at how they maintain their territories, at their mobility both on land and in the water, at how they communicate, at how they groom, and at how they change response and modify behavior based on experience.Less
This chapter discusses the behavioral patterns common to crabs, noting the difficulties of studying crab behavior due to their generally secretive nature. Majority of the chapter is devoted to their feeding habits, as crabs have very different diets depending on their species: some are scavengers, some eat plankton, and many others eat primarily clams or other bivalve mollusks, or even catch fish, other crabs, or baby sea turtles. The chapter also looks at how crabs avoid predators and show aggression, at how they maintain their territories, at their mobility both on land and in the water, at how they communicate, at how they groom, and at how they change response and modify behavior based on experience.
Hannah C. M. Bulloch
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780824858865
- eISBN:
- 9780824873646
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Hawai'i Press
- DOI:
- 10.21313/hawaii/9780824858865.003.0008
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Asian Cultural Anthropology
Chapter Seven considers local folk explanations for wealth and poverty, development and underdevelopment, on Siquijor, probing the often tacit socio-economic ideals which underlie them. The chapter ...
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Chapter Seven considers local folk explanations for wealth and poverty, development and underdevelopment, on Siquijor, probing the often tacit socio-economic ideals which underlie them. The chapter is divided into two overlapping sections: explanations for inequalities between people and explanations for (larger scale) inequalities between places. On Siquijor, these are different in important ways. The former incorporate luck, fate and hard work. However, the latter explanations, focusing on cooperation and its locally perceived opposites—“crab mentality,” politicking and corruption. On Siquijor, local discourses of development have it that widespread poverty in the Philippines demonstrates a failing of Filipinos to live up to supposedly universal norms of ethical socio-economic conduct. However, I argue that attention to local norms of moral economy reveal the ambivalence underlying these notions of development, particularly in relation to the roles of individualism and reciprocity in socio-economic organization.Less
Chapter Seven considers local folk explanations for wealth and poverty, development and underdevelopment, on Siquijor, probing the often tacit socio-economic ideals which underlie them. The chapter is divided into two overlapping sections: explanations for inequalities between people and explanations for (larger scale) inequalities between places. On Siquijor, these are different in important ways. The former incorporate luck, fate and hard work. However, the latter explanations, focusing on cooperation and its locally perceived opposites—“crab mentality,” politicking and corruption. On Siquijor, local discourses of development have it that widespread poverty in the Philippines demonstrates a failing of Filipinos to live up to supposedly universal norms of ethical socio-economic conduct. However, I argue that attention to local norms of moral economy reveal the ambivalence underlying these notions of development, particularly in relation to the roles of individualism and reciprocity in socio-economic organization.
Ken Nicolson
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9789622093393
- eISBN:
- 9789888313822
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5790/hongkong/9789622093393.003.0004
- Subject:
- History, Social History
Case study 3: The cluster of villages in the New Territories, known collectively as Ping Shan, is one of the oldest traditional, rice-growing settlements in Hong Kong. It is a mixture of ...
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Case study 3: The cluster of villages in the New Territories, known collectively as Ping Shan, is one of the oldest traditional, rice-growing settlements in Hong Kong. It is a mixture of organically evolved and associative cultural landscapes, the latter comprising an auspicious fung shui hill resembling a crab and a strategically positioned pagoda that are credited with bringing fortune and prosperity.
British colonial control of the district was enforced by construction of a police station on the fung shui hill which symbolically killed the ‘crab’. The subsequent decline of the village’s fortune is believed to stem from this action and was compounded by the development of a new town on the adjacent farmland.
A recent change of use for the police station to a clan museum has lifted the spirits of the villagers but the cultural landscape has been irreversibly depleted by inappropriate land use zoning that permitted urban encroachment and cumulative impacts from major road and rail projects.Less
Case study 3: The cluster of villages in the New Territories, known collectively as Ping Shan, is one of the oldest traditional, rice-growing settlements in Hong Kong. It is a mixture of organically evolved and associative cultural landscapes, the latter comprising an auspicious fung shui hill resembling a crab and a strategically positioned pagoda that are credited with bringing fortune and prosperity.
British colonial control of the district was enforced by construction of a police station on the fung shui hill which symbolically killed the ‘crab’. The subsequent decline of the village’s fortune is believed to stem from this action and was compounded by the development of a new town on the adjacent farmland.
A recent change of use for the police station to a clan museum has lifted the spirits of the villagers but the cultural landscape has been irreversibly depleted by inappropriate land use zoning that permitted urban encroachment and cumulative impacts from major road and rail projects.
Lisa Jean Moore
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- September 2018
- ISBN:
- 9781479876303
- eISBN:
- 9781479848096
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9781479876303.003.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Health, Illness, and Medicine
This chapter introduces the book by providing some background about the horseshoe crabs and presenting the foundation of theory (and paradigm). I stress that I am approaching the book from a ...
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This chapter introduces the book by providing some background about the horseshoe crabs and presenting the foundation of theory (and paradigm). I stress that I am approaching the book from a posthumanist standpoint that emphasizes interspecies interactions as essential to creating all species (“becoming” as an evolving process). This chapter gives some information about the methods I use and my subjects of study, and it lays out the rest of the book.Less
This chapter introduces the book by providing some background about the horseshoe crabs and presenting the foundation of theory (and paradigm). I stress that I am approaching the book from a posthumanist standpoint that emphasizes interspecies interactions as essential to creating all species (“becoming” as an evolving process). This chapter gives some information about the methods I use and my subjects of study, and it lays out the rest of the book.
