BIOLOGY OF THE WEST AFRICAN FIDDLER CRAB, UCA TANGERI (EYDOUX, 1835) (DECAPODA: OCYPODIDAE) FROM A MANGROVE WETLAND IN LAGOS, NIGERIA

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MORUF RASHEED OLATUNJI; OJETAYO TESLIM ASAFE

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Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AQUATIC BIOLOGY Year:2017 | Volume:5 | Issue:4 Page(s): 263-267

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BIOLOGY OF THE WEST AFRICAN FIDDLER CRAB, UCA TANGERI (EYDOUX, 1835) (DECAPODA: OCYPODIDAE) FROM A MANGROVE WETLAND IN LAGOS, NIGERIA

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MORUF RASHEED OLATUNJI | OJETAYO TESLIM ASAFE | Issue Writer Certificate

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GROWTH PATTERN

FEEDING HABITS

SEX RATIO

MANGROVE

Abstract

The size distribution, allometric GROWTH PATTERN, stomach analysis and SEX RATIO of the WestAfrican fiddler Crab, Uca tangeri in a MANGROVE wetland were investigated. The carapace lengthranged from 1.11-3.7 cm and the weight 7.7-25.5 g. The crab exhibited negative allometric growth(b<3). No linear relationship was found between length and weight of U. tangeri as correlationcoefficient (r) was 0.2464 for combined sexes. The condition factor ranged between 4.7 and 12.1, varying in relation to size and sex. The crabs fed mainly on detritus, diatoms, and algae with higherpreference for plant materials. The males were significantly more numerous than females with theratio 1: 0.6. Uca tangeri is an ecologically important species in our marsh. Therefore, MANGROVEecosystem should be effectively monitored for the conservation of this species.

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MORUF, RASHEED OLATUNJI, & OJETAYO, TESLIM ASAFE. (2017). BIOLOGY OF THE WEST AFRICAN FIDDLER CRAB, UCA TANGERI (EYDOUX, 1835) (DECAPODA: OCYPODIDAE) FROM A MANGROVE WETLAND IN LAGOS, NIGERIA. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AQUATIC BIOLOGY, 5(4 ), 263-267. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/715072/en

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MORUF RASHEED OLATUNJI, OJETAYO TESLIM ASAFE. BIOLOGY OF THE WEST AFRICAN FIDDLER CRAB, UCA TANGERI (EYDOUX, 1835) (DECAPODA: OCYPODIDAE) FROM A MANGROVE WETLAND IN LAGOS, NIGERIA. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AQUATIC BIOLOGY[Internet]. 2017;5(4 ):263-267. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/715072/en

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RASHEED OLATUNJI MORUF, and TESLIM ASAFE OJETAYO, “BIOLOGY OF THE WEST AFRICAN FIDDLER CRAB, UCA TANGERI (EYDOUX, 1835) (DECAPODA: OCYPODIDAE) FROM A MANGROVE WETLAND IN LAGOS, NIGERIA,” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AQUATIC BIOLOGY, vol. 5, no. 4 , pp. 263–267, 2017, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/715072/en

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