FEEDING CYCLE AND RHYTHM OF CALLINECTES-D ANAE SMITH, 1869 (DECAPODA,PORTUNIDAE) FROM LAGOA-DA-CONCEICAO, FLORIANOPOLIS, SC, BRAZIL

Authors
BRANCO JO
Citation
Jo. Branco, FEEDING CYCLE AND RHYTHM OF CALLINECTES-D ANAE SMITH, 1869 (DECAPODA,PORTUNIDAE) FROM LAGOA-DA-CONCEICAO, FLORIANOPOLIS, SC, BRAZIL, Arquivos de biologia e tecnologia, 39(4), 1996, pp. 987-998
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
Arquivos de biologia e tecnologia → ACNP
ISSN journal
03650979
Volume
39
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
987 - 998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0365-0979(1996)39:4<987:FCAROC>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
From March/91 to February/92 monthly collection surveys were carried o ut to obtain information about feeding cycle and rhythm of C. danae fr om Lagoa da Conceicao. Each collection included 12 samples that were t aken every 2 hours, summing up a 24 hours cycle. A total of 456 males and 527 females were caught. The diet of species was not sex related. The trophic spectrum of C. danae is composed by 35 items were assemble d in 14 categories. The C. danae population from Lagoa da Conceicao sh ows a daily and nightly feeding rhythm.