Effect of differential feed on the molting success and survival of horseshoe crab trilobite ( tachypleus gigas )

Mortality during early life stages of horseshoe crabs especially during the molting of third and fourth instar stage is significantly higher. This is perhaps due to the change in feeding behavior from filter feeding (first and second instar) to active feeding (third instar onwards). Hence, we offe...

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Main Authors: John, Akbar, Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, S, Hassan, Mohamed, Rozihan
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2017
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/58905/
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