Journal
JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY
Volume 74, Issue -, Pages 234-240Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2018.04.002
Keywords
Aquaculture; Crustacean; Movement; Thermoregulation; Water temperature; Potential invasion
Funding
- Ministry of Education, Malaysia under the Niche Research Grant Scheme [53131]
- Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
- organization for the Postgraduate Scholarship Programme (MyPhD - MyBrain15)
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Owing to its potential market value, the blue swimmer crab Portunus pelagicus is of great economic importance. The temperature of water significantly affects the physiological function and production efficiency of these crabs. The aim of the present study was therefore to examine the critical thermal minimum (CTMin), critical thermal maximum (CTMax), acclimation response ratio (ARR), escaping temperature (Tesc), and locomotor behavior of P. pelagicus instars at 20 degrees C, 24 degrees C, 28 degrees C, 32 degrees C, and 36 degrees C. The CTMax ranged from 39.05 degrees C to 44.38 degrees C, while the CTMin ranged from 13.05 degrees C to 19.30 degrees C, and both increased directly with temperature. The ARR ranged from 0.25 to 0.51. The movement of crabs (walking before molting) correlated positively with the acclimation temperature. These results indicate that the parameters evaluated varied with temperature. Furthermore, the high CTMax indicates the potential of this species to adapt to a wide range of temperatures. In addition, the implications of these findings for portunid crabs behavior and distribution in their natural habitat are also discussed.
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