The population ecology and feeding biology of rocky shore crabs on the Cape Peninsula
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description: This thesis consists of five chapters. One is a published paper, two are in paper format, and one is a thesis chapter. The thesis is preceded by a general introduction. The central theme of this work is the population ecology and feeding biology of rocky-shore crabs on the Cape Peninsula. The biology of three crabs is examined, namely, the ubiquitous brown shore-crab Cyclograpsus punctatus (M.Edw), the Cape rock-crab Plagusia chabrus (De Haan) and the invasive European shore-crab Carcinus maenas (L.). The possible impact of C. maenas upon the South African intertidal and local crabs in particular is also assessed.
abstract: This thesis consists of five chapters. One is a published paper, two are in paper format, and one is a thesis chapter. The thesis is preceded by a general introduction. The central theme of this work is the population ecology and feeding biology of rocky-shore crabs on the Cape Peninsula. The biology of three crabs is examined, namely, the ubiquitous brown shore-crab Cyclograpsus punctatus (M.Edw), the Cape rock-crab Plagusia chabrus (De Haan) and the invasive European shore-crab Carcinus maenas (L.). The possible impact of C. maenas upon the South African intertidal and local crabs in particular is also assessed.
author: Le Roux, Peter James
language: eng
date published: 1991
date modified: 2026-07-22T22:22:50Z
provider: University of Cape Town
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Department of Biological Sciences

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value: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15455