Allometry relationship of mangrove horseshoe crab, carcinoscorpius rotundicauda from the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia

Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda is mangrove horseshoe crab that inhabit in mudflats ecosystem. The values information on morphometric variability of C. rotundicauda is still limited especially along west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. A total of 148 samples of C. rotundicauda were collected randomly f...

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Main Authors: Ni, Syuhaida, Mohamed, Rozihan, John, Akbar, MS, Akmal, HD, Joni
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spelling iium-786882020-02-19T09:34:03Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/78688/ Allometry relationship of mangrove horseshoe crab, carcinoscorpius rotundicauda from the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia Ni, Syuhaida Mohamed, Rozihan John, Akbar MS, Akmal HD, Joni Q Science (General) Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda is mangrove horseshoe crab that inhabit in mudflats ecosystem. The values information on morphometric variability of C. rotundicauda is still limited especially along west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. A total of 148 samples of C. rotundicauda were collected randomly from Merlimau, Melaka and Pendas, Johor characterized by different environmental conditions in order to study the intraspecific variations using allometry relationship. Body weight for male C. rotundicauda was 80.02±21.71 g and female was 141.17±54.56 g in Merlimau while in Pendas, the mean for body weight in male was 110.78±39.27 g and female was 177.05±70.98 g. All morphometric parameter were converted into logarithmic value as allometric growth analysis. An isometric allometry growth (b=3) was recorded in the relationship between length-weight for female in Pendas and width-weight for female in Merlimau population. The length/width-length relationships were recorded as an isometric growth (b=1) except for width-length and length-length relationships of male in both population. Overall performance showed that increment in all body parts of female C. rotundicauda showed better growth than males. Follow up study on the relationship of horseshoe crab population growth are needed in developing strategies on monitoring, conservation and breeding of horseshoe crab. AkiNik Publications 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/78688/1/94.pdf Ni, Syuhaida and Mohamed, Rozihan and John, Akbar and MS, Akmal and HD, Joni (2019) Allometry relationship of mangrove horseshoe crab, carcinoscorpius rotundicauda from the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 7 (2). pp. 223-228. ISSN 2394-0506 E-ISSN 2347-5129 http://www.fisheriesjournal.com/archives/2019/vol7issue2/PartC/7-2-10-537.pdf
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Ni, Syuhaida
Mohamed, Rozihan
John, Akbar
MS, Akmal
HD, Joni
Allometry relationship of mangrove horseshoe crab, carcinoscorpius rotundicauda from the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia
description Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda is mangrove horseshoe crab that inhabit in mudflats ecosystem. The values information on morphometric variability of C. rotundicauda is still limited especially along west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. A total of 148 samples of C. rotundicauda were collected randomly from Merlimau, Melaka and Pendas, Johor characterized by different environmental conditions in order to study the intraspecific variations using allometry relationship. Body weight for male C. rotundicauda was 80.02±21.71 g and female was 141.17±54.56 g in Merlimau while in Pendas, the mean for body weight in male was 110.78±39.27 g and female was 177.05±70.98 g. All morphometric parameter were converted into logarithmic value as allometric growth analysis. An isometric allometry growth (b=3) was recorded in the relationship between length-weight for female in Pendas and width-weight for female in Merlimau population. The length/width-length relationships were recorded as an isometric growth (b=1) except for width-length and length-length relationships of male in both population. Overall performance showed that increment in all body parts of female C. rotundicauda showed better growth than males. Follow up study on the relationship of horseshoe crab population growth are needed in developing strategies on monitoring, conservation and breeding of horseshoe crab.
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author Ni, Syuhaida
Mohamed, Rozihan
John, Akbar
MS, Akmal
HD, Joni
author_facet Ni, Syuhaida
Mohamed, Rozihan
John, Akbar
MS, Akmal
HD, Joni
author_sort Ni, Syuhaida
title Allometry relationship of mangrove horseshoe crab, carcinoscorpius rotundicauda from the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia
title_short Allometry relationship of mangrove horseshoe crab, carcinoscorpius rotundicauda from the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia
title_full Allometry relationship of mangrove horseshoe crab, carcinoscorpius rotundicauda from the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr Allometry relationship of mangrove horseshoe crab, carcinoscorpius rotundicauda from the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Allometry relationship of mangrove horseshoe crab, carcinoscorpius rotundicauda from the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort allometry relationship of mangrove horseshoe crab, carcinoscorpius rotundicauda from the west coast of peninsular malaysia
publisher AkiNik Publications
publishDate 2019
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/78688/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/78688/1/94.pdf
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