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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus)"”.
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Selection of Spawning Habitats by Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus) along the Complex Connecticut Coast
<p>The Atlantic horseshoe crab (<em>Limulus polyphemus</em>) is a multiple-use resource that has recently come under environmental conflict. This research focused on the Long Island Sound population of horseshoe crabs and aimed to characterize the coastal habitats of Connecticut by various traits …
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Reducing post-bleeding mortality of horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) used in the biomedical industry
… effects of blood extraction on the survival of horseshoe crabs and performed a preliminary investigation into amebocyte maintenance in vitro. Hemolymph volume of L. polyphemus was estimated over a representative size range of adults. Hemolymph volume expressed as a percentage of wet body weight …
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Bycatch associated with a horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) trawl survey: identifying species composition and distribution
Horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) have been harvested along the east coast of the United States since the 1800s, however a Fishery Management Plan (FMP) was only recently created for this species. To date, there have not been any studies that have attempted to identify or quantify bycatch in the …
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A Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) Demographic Study
We examined various aspects of horseshoe crab populations in conjunction with BioWhittaker, a biomedical company that bleeds horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) and utilizes their blood for biomedical purposes. We examined mortality rates of bled and unbled crabs by holding crabs in tanks for …
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Bayesian Hierarchical Methods and the Use of Ecological Thresholds and Changepoints for Habitat Selection Models
… a complex data set containing information about horseshoe crab spawning habitat preferences in the Delaware Bay over a five-year period. These data epitomize some of the difficult issues inherent to studying habitat preferences. The data are collected over time at many sites, have missing …