. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. MOLT SYNCHRONY OF EMERITA ANALOGA 585 I6-, 14- 12- c/) 510 UJ CO 6 4- 2- 59 165 114 77 102 209 135 185 147 51 87 161 131. JUNE" JULY AUG 1982 SEPT FIGURE 5 Molt frequency of female sand crabs Ementa analoga collected from Goleta Beach tet>^een July Ind September 1982. A t'otal of 1623 was collected. Superscnpted numbers represent the sample size upon which the % molts/4 days were based. which molted in the laboratory over each four day holding period showed peaks and Troughs which vaned significantly from ran
. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. MOLT SYNCHRONY OF EMERITA ANALOGA 585 I6-, 14- 12- c/) 510 UJ CO 6 4- 2- 59 165 114 77 102 209 135 185 147 51 87 161 131. JUNE" JULY AUG 1982 SEPT FIGURE 5 Molt frequency of female sand crabs Ementa analoga collected from Goleta Beach tet>^een July Ind September 1982. A t'otal of 1623 was collected. Superscnpted numbers represent the sample size upon which the % molts/4 days were based. which molted in the laboratory over each four day holding period showed peaks and Troughs which vaned significantly from random (/> < aOOl). Nearly 1^% of animals collected on 15 July and 25 August molted dunng the four day penod hat each saZle was in the laboratory. In contrast, less than 2% of the animals collected on 0 JulyTAugust, and 18 Lgust molted during each respective ^our day penod^ Estimates of the intermolt period (the number of days necessary for 100% of the an mal to molt) for female E. analoga from the field ranged from less than a month to more than a year (Table II), even though the animals from each sample were the ''"Thtmolt cycles of animals collected from the field could be desynchron,,^^^^^^^^^ resynchronized using food as a desynchronizing/resynchronizing agent (Fig. 6). After. 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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