. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. 226 DOROTHY M. SKINNER AND DALE E. GRAHAM TABLE II Effect of autotoniy of legs on interval to ecdysis in Gecarcinus. Abbreviations arc: L. A. = walking leg autotomized; C. A. = cheliped autotomized; (a) == In jar, ca. 10 win light week; (b) == In jar, ca. 10 hr light/week; (c) == Community tank (6-8 animals); JO hr light 'week Treatment Animals (No.) Mean time to ecdysis (Days ± ) 1 A. (a) 14 >2()() (c) >tork Mipplv >30Q >200 2 C. A. (a) 6 >!()() 4 L. A. (a) 6 >\65 5 A. (a) 7 86 ± 17 (1.) 8 86 ±
. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. 226 DOROTHY M. SKINNER AND DALE E. GRAHAM TABLE II Effect of autotoniy of legs on interval to ecdysis in Gecarcinus. Abbreviations arc: L. A. = walking leg autotomized; C. A. = cheliped autotomized; (a) == In jar, ca. 10 win light week; (b) == In jar, ca. 10 hr light/week; (c) == Community tank (6-8 animals); JO hr light 'week Treatment Animals (No.) Mean time to ecdysis (Days ± ) 1 A. (a) 14 >2()() (c) >tork Mipplv >30Q >200 2 C. A. (a) 6 >!()() 4 L. A. (a) 6 >\65 5 A. (a) 7 86 ± 17 (1.) 8 86 ± 8 (c) 8 >\3\ 2 C . , 4 L. A. (a) 8 77 ± 25 6 L. A. (a) 8 8Q ± 18 8 L. A. (a) 8 70 ± 12 (b) 7 81 ± 17 loss of two chelipeds should have been effective in stimulating molting if the stimulus were loss of tissues mass. However, such was not the case. The duration of the premolt period is dependent on the size of animals, being lOO-i 80- co UJ CO >- Q CJ LJ 60- 40- 20- 0. 0 20 40 60 80 TIME(days) 100 120 FIGURE 2. Effect of eyestalk removal or autotomy of limbs on the duration of the inter- molt period of Gecarciui/s. Eyestalks were removed on successive days from 7 animals • — •. all of which died at ecdysis; 8 walking legs were autotomized from 15 animals D — D. The animals were housed in individual bottles and observed until ecdysis 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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