Shelter colour preference in the purple mud crab Scylla tranquebarica (Fabricius)

• Main Authors: Gunzo Kawamura, Seok, Annita Kian Yong, Deborah Crystal Roy, Lim, Leong Seng
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25468/1/Shelter%20colour%20preference%20in%20the%20purple%20mud%20crab%C2%A0Scylla%20tranquebarica%C2%A0%28Fabricius%29.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25468/7/Shelter%20colour%20preference%20in%20the%20purple%20mud%20crab%20Scylla%20tranquebarica%20%28Fabricius%29.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25468/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2020.104966

Cannibalism a serious problem in the grow-out of mud crabs in ponds. Studies have proven that presence of shelters decreases aggressive behaviour of Scylla spp. in ponds and tanks. In this study, the shelter colour preference was determined in the wild captured purple mud crab Scylla tranquebarica (...