. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. CRAB DISTRIBUTIONS ALONG GRADIENTS 591 CO = 5 10 30 50 70 % Surviving 9095 FIGURE 1. Relationship of hyposalinity tolerance (survival when transferred from sea- water to 10% seawater) to lowest salinity (diamonds) and lowest salinity of ecological im- portance (circles) for seven common Jamaican Calliiicctcs spp. deprcssifrons and P. spinimaniis when transferred to seawater. When transferred to 25% seawater, Florida Keys C. ornatus are significantly more toler- ant than Jamaican conspecifics (Gadj = ; P « 0.


. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. CRAB DISTRIBUTIONS ALONG GRADIENTS 591 CO = 5 10 30 50 70 % Surviving 9095 FIGURE 1. Relationship of hyposalinity tolerance (survival when transferred from sea- water to 10% seawater) to lowest salinity (diamonds) and lowest salinity of ecological im- portance (circles) for seven common Jamaican Calliiicctcs spp. deprcssifrons and P. spinimaniis when transferred to seawater. When transferred to 25% seawater, Florida Keys C. ornatus are significantly more toler- ant than Jamaican conspecifics (Gadj = ; P « ). In transfers to 50% TABLE III Hyposalinity tolerances of Florida Keys portunids. # tested % surviving Transfers from Pigeon Key seawater () to 25% seawater Callinectes ornatus 87 62 Males 53 62 Females 32 63 Sacculinized crabs 2 50 Larger crabs (>24 mm) 42 71 Smaller crabs ( <24 mm) 45 53 Portunus depressifrons 23 0 P. spinimaniis 23 0 P. gibbesii 2 0 Cronius tumidulus 4 0 Transfers to seawater Callinectes ornatus 18 100 P. deprcssifrons 30 30 P. spinimaniix 21 1 1 Transfers to 50% seawater* P. depressifrons 9 100 P. spinimaniis 15 100 C. ornatus (50% seawater) had 100% Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass. ); Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass. ). Annual report 1907/08-1952; Lillie, Frank Rattray, 1870-1947; Moore, Carl Richard, 1892-; Redfield, Alfred Clarence, 1890-1983. Woods Hole, Mass. : Marine Biological Laboratory


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