Burrowing Behavior in Two Species of Infaunal, Estuarine Clams (Rangia cuneata and Polymesoda caroliniana)

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandon D. Drescher ◽  
Jennifer M. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Rangia Cuneata ◽  
Burrowing Behavior

scholarly journals Recovery of Burrowing Behavior After Spinal Cord Injury in the Larval Sea Lamprey

2020 ◽  
Vol 239 (3) ◽  
pp. 174-182
Author(s):  
Hilary R. Katz ◽  
Kaitlyn E. Fouke ◽  
Nicole A. Losurdo ◽  
Jennifer R. Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Sea Lamprey ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Burrowing Behavior

Organofluorophosphate-hydrolyzing activity in an estuarine clam, Rangia cuneata

1988 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 575-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.S. Anderson ◽  
H.D. Durst ◽  
W.G. Landis
Keyword(s):  
Rangia Cuneata

Size Selection of Atlantic Rangia Clams, Rangia cuneata, by Blue Crabs, Callinectes sapidus

Estuaries ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth L. Ebersole ◽  
Victor S. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Callinectes Sapidus ◽  
Blue Crabs ◽  
Size Selection ◽  
Rangia Cuneata ◽  
Selection Of

The burrowing behavior of sand lance, Ammodytes hexapterus: Effects of oil-contaminated sediment

1984 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.H. Pearson ◽  
D.L. Woodruff ◽  
P.C. Sugarman ◽  
B.L. Olla
Keyword(s):  
Contaminated Sediment ◽  
Sand Lance ◽  
Ammodytes Hexapterus ◽  
Burrowing Behavior

Seasonal variation in uptake and depuration of anthracene by the brackish water clam Rangia cuneata

1987 ◽  
Vol 95 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. C. Jovanovich ◽  
K. R. Marion
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
Brackish Water ◽  
Rangia Cuneata

scholarly journals Individual Laterality in Ghost Crabs (Ocypode saratan) Influences Burrowing Behavior

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1512
Author(s):  
Reuven Yosef ◽  
Michal Daraby ◽  
Alexei Semionovikh ◽  
Jakub Z. Kosicki
Keyword(s):  
Natural Selection ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
Selection Pressure ◽  
Left Handed ◽  
Self Defense ◽  
Temporal Segregation ◽  
Ghost Crabs ◽  
Left And Right ◽  
Burrowing Behavior ◽  
The Right

Behavioral handedness is known to enhance an individual’s handling capabilities. However, the ecological advantages in brachyuran crustaceans remain unclear, despite the Ocypode species having been studied extensively. Thus, in this study, we analyzed the laterality of the endemic Red Sea ghost crab on one beach in Eilat, Israel. We successfully documented the laterality of the large cheliped in 125 crabs; in 60 (48.0%), the right cheliped was larger, and in 64 (51.2%), the left. We also observed temporal segregation between the right- and left-clawed crabs. The right-handed crabs start activity just after sunrise, while left-handed crabs appear ca. 40 min after it. Similarly, temporal segregations were also observed in the evening. The right-clawed crab activity peaked ca. 20 min before sunset, while the left-clawed crabs were active uniformly. Additionally, burrow entrances corresponded to the larger cheliped of the resident individual and is probably a self-defense-related behavior. We conclude that cheliped laterality in O. saratan populations should be considered as a bimodal trait, where left- and right-handedness is not under natural selection pressure.

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