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J Exp Biol (2004) 207 (23): 4095–4104.
Published: 1 November 2004
...Stuart M. Linton; Peter Greenaway SUMMARY Digestive juice from the herbivorous gecarcinid land crabs Gecarcoidea natalis and Discoplax hirtipes exhibited total cellulase activity and activities of two cellulase enzymes; endo-β-1,4-glucanase and β-1,4-glucosidase. These enzymes hydrolysed native...
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J Exp Biol (2001) 204 (5): 979–989.
Published: 1 March 2001
...Stephen Morris ABSTRACT Gills are the primary organ for salt transport, but in land crabs they are removed from water and thus ion exchanges, as well as CO 2 and ammonia excretion, are compromised. Urinary salt loss is minimised in land crabs by redirecting the urine across the gills where salt...
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J Exp Biol (1997) 200 (17): 2347–2354.
Published: 1 September 1997
...Stuart M. Linton; Peter Greenaway ABSTRACT The urate content of the gecarcinid land crab Gecarcoidea natalis was correlated to the amount of nitrogen assimilated. Crabs fed a high-nitrogen diet ( ad libitum amounts of soy beans and fig leaves, Ficus macrophylla ) for 6 weeks assimilated...
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J Exp Biol (1994) 190 (1): 179–193.
Published: 1 May 1994
... ammonia excretion is achieved by volatilisation of NH3 from the branchial fluid. High partial pressures of ammonia in the branchial fluid are produced by apical Na + /NH 4 + exchange and elevation of the pH. 14 01 1994 ©The Company of Biologists Limited 1994 land crab nitrogen...
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J Exp Biol (1994) 188 (1): 257–274.
Published: 1 March 1994
... cease with the onset of locomotion ( Smatresk and Cameron, 1981 ; Herreid et al . 1983 ; Morris and Taylor, 1984 , 1985 ). The Christmas Island red crab Gecarcoidea natalis must, like many other land crabs, complete an annual breeding migration to the ocean. The red crab may need to walk...
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J Exp Biol (1994) 188 (1): 235–256.
Published: 1 March 1994
... and all data are presented as mean ± S.E.M., unless otherwise stated. Pulmonary blood carbon dioxide content (mmol l −1 ) Arterial blood carbon dioxide content (mmol l −1 ) 15 11 1993 ©The Company of Biologists Limited 1994 land crab Gecarcoidea natalis...
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J Exp Biol (1990) 152 (1): 505–519.
Published: 1 September 1990
... in these experiments were noticeably small and this may well account for the differences seen between the two studies. © 1990 by Company of Biologists 1990 land crab osmoregulation urine Birgus The water available to terrestrial animals is generally dilute and ionic requirements are filled...
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J Exp Biol (1983) 103 (1): 237–251.
Published: 1 March 1983
... showing the pattern of ventilation in resting crabs. A, a large crab (30g) B, small crab ( 13·6g). Records are for the left lung only. 16 08 1981 20 09 1982 © 1983 by Company of Biologists 1983 Gas exchange Holthuisana land crab Many groups of marine brachyurans...