Feeding ecology and food preferences of Tachypleus gigas from Malaysian waters
Horseshoe crabs are opportunistic foragers that can take advantage of a wide range of locally available prey. However, in the wild habitat, they prefer to feed on preferential food over other available feeds. Gut content analysis of Tachypleus gigas collected from east coast of Peninsular Malaysi...
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iium-746042019-10-03T02:14:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/74604/ Feeding ecology and food preferences of Tachypleus gigas from Malaysian waters Hajisamae, Sukree John, Akbar Nelson, Bryan R. Q Science (General) Horseshoe crabs are opportunistic foragers that can take advantage of a wide range of locally available prey. However, in the wild habitat, they prefer to feed on preferential food over other available feeds. Gut content analysis of Tachypleus gigas collected from east coast of Peninsular Malaysia showed monthly and seasonal variations in the food preferences of T. gigas. They prefer lesser number of polychaetes than bivalves during non-monsoon while it was the reverse during monsoon. Gut content analysis revealed that mollusks were highly preferred by T. gigas. It was also found that horseshoe crabs feed intensely during their peak mating season (May-August )in Pahang coast. Male prefers to feed less compared to the female crabs. In this study we also addressed electivity index (EI) and Gastro Somatic Index (GSI) of the crabs collected during 12 months of the sampling period . 2019 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74604/1/China.pdf Hajisamae, Sukree and John, Akbar and Nelson, Bryan R. (2019) Feeding ecology and food preferences of Tachypleus gigas from Malaysian waters. In: The 4th International Workshop on The Science and Conservation of Horseshoe Crabs, 15th-20th June 2019, Qinzhou & Beihai, Guangxi, China. (Unpublished) |
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Horseshoe crabs are opportunistic foragers that can take advantage of a
wide range of locally available prey. However, in the wild habitat, they prefer to feed
on preferential food over other available feeds. Gut content analysis of Tachypleus
gigas collected from east coast of Peninsular Malaysia showed monthly and seasonal
variations in the food preferences of T. gigas. They prefer lesser number of
polychaetes than bivalves during non-monsoon while it was the reverse during
monsoon. Gut content analysis revealed that mollusks were highly preferred by T.
gigas. It was also found that horseshoe crabs feed intensely during their peak mating
season (May-August )in Pahang coast. Male prefers to feed less compared to the
female crabs. In this study we also addressed electivity index (EI) and Gastro Somatic
Index (GSI) of the crabs collected during 12 months of the sampling period . |
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Conference or Workshop Item |
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Hajisamae, Sukree John, Akbar Nelson, Bryan R. |
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Hajisamae, Sukree John, Akbar Nelson, Bryan R. |
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Hajisamae, Sukree |
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Feeding ecology and food preferences of Tachypleus gigas from Malaysian waters |
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Feeding ecology and food preferences of Tachypleus gigas from Malaysian waters |
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Feeding ecology and food preferences of Tachypleus gigas from Malaysian waters |
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Feeding ecology and food preferences of Tachypleus gigas from Malaysian waters |
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Feeding ecology and food preferences of Tachypleus gigas from Malaysian waters |
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feeding ecology and food preferences of tachypleus gigas from malaysian waters |
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2019 |
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/74604/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/74604/1/China.pdf |
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