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Metabolism of fresh water crab,Paratelphusa hydrodromous (Herbst) in relation to size, sex, season and diurnal rhythm

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1. Oxygen consumption of freshwater field crabParatelphusa hydrodromous shows surface area dependance.

2. Males consume more oxygen than females.

3. The crabs do not show seasonal acclimatization; the summer individuals consume more oxygen than the winter individuals.

4. Presence of diurnal rhythm of oxygen consumption is demonstrated.

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  1. Department of Zoology, S.V. University, Tirupati, India

    R. Ramamurthi & A. T. Sainath Janak

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Communicated by Prof. K. Pampapathi Rao,f.a.sc.

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Ramamurthi, R., Sainath Janak, A.T. Metabolism of fresh water crab,Paratelphusa hydrodromous (Herbst) in relation to size, sex, season and diurnal rhythm. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 78, 275–281 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03045607

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