Osmotic and chloride regulation and water relations in Clibanarius vittatus (Decapoda: Anomura) from the Texas Gulf Coast.
| dc.acquisition-src | en_US | |
| dc.call-no | en_US | |
| dc.contract-no | en_US | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hogan, M.S. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | en_US | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-02-15T16:57:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-02-15T16:57:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1979 | en_US |
| dc.degree | en_US | |
| dc.description | 96 p., Thesis | en_US |
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| dc.description.abstract | Steady state studies delineate the osmotic and chloride ion regulatory patterns for Clibanarus vittatus. The hermit crab regulates its hemolymph hyperosmotic to the medium at salinites ranging from 5 to 50 o/ooS. The maintenance of a constant hemolymph osmolality at low salinities switches to the maintenance of an osmotic concentration a set difference above the medium at salinities greater than 20 o/ooS. Hemolymph cloride ion concentration is regulated hyperionic to the external medium in salinities below 15 o/ooS. Above this, the hemolymph chloride concentration is regulated hypoionically. This ion constitutes 40 to 45 % of the total hemolymph osmolality. Percent body water and the rates of water exchange are constant for shelled crabs acclimated to 10, 20, 35, and 50 o/oo S sea water. Shell-less crabs have a greater percent body water content than shelled hermit crabs in dilute media. Three water pools are accounted for in shelled hermit crabs, while shell-less individuals only exhibit two. | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | http://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htm | en_US |
| dc.geo-code | Texas coast | en_US |
| dc.history | en_US | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/20460 | |
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| dc.location | NOT AVAILABLE IN-HOUSE. | en_US |
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| dc.place | College Station, Texas | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Texas A&M University. | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 2661.00 | en_US |
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| dc.scale | en_US | |
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| dc.subject | osmoregulation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Clibanarius vittatus | en_US |
| dc.subject | hermit crabs | en_US |
| dc.subject | physiology | en_US |
| dc.subject | marine crustaceans | en_US |
| dc.title | Osmotic and chloride regulation and water relations in Clibanarius vittatus (Decapoda: Anomura) from the Texas Gulf Coast. | en_US |
| dc.type | Book | en_US |
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