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Physiological Responses of the Green Shore Crab, Carcinus maenas, During Acute and Chronic Low Temperature Exposure by Rivers, Molly L, McKenzie, Cynthia H, McGaw, Iain J

“…The green shore crab (Carcinus maenas) is native to Western Europe but has spread around the globe and is described as one of the top 100 worst invasive…”
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Effect of Animal Stocking Density and Habitat Enrichment on Survival and Vitality of Wild Green Shore Crabs, Carcinus maenas, Maintained in the Laboratory by Wilson, Charlotte H., Wyeth, Russell C., Spicer, John I., McGaw, Iain J.

“…The wide geographic distribution, large size and ease of capture has led to decapod crustaceans being used extensively in laboratory experiments. Recently in…”
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Effect of meal size and body size on specific dynamic action and gastric processing in decapod crustaceans by McGaw, Iain J., Curtis, Daniel L.

“…Meal size and animal size are important factors affecting the characteristics of the specific dynamic action (SDA) response across a variety of taxa. The…”
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Feeding and digestion in low salinity in an osmoconforming crab, Cancer gracilis. I. Cardiovascular and respiratory responses by McGaw, Iain J

“…The osmoregulatory physiology of decapod crustaceans has received extensive attention. Within this field there is a growing body of literature on…”
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Changes in precipitation may alter food preference in an ecosystem engineer, the black land crab, Gecarcinus ruricola by McGaw, Iain J, Van Leeuwen, Travis E, Trehern, Rebekah H, Bates, Amanda E

“…Gecarcinid land crabs are ecosystem engineers playing an important role in nutrient recycling and seedling propagation in coastal forests. Given a predicted…”
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Cardiovascular physiology of decapod crustaceans: from scientific inquiry to practical applications by McGaw, Iain J, Ebrahim, Rahana A

“…Until recently, the decapod crustacean heart was regarded as a simple, single ventricle, contraction of which forces haemolymph out into seven arteries…”
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Interactive effects of food deprivation state and hypoxia on the respiratory responses of postprandial rock crabs, Cancer irroratus by Jiang, Qiwu, McGaw, Iain J.

“…Under the background of climate change, increasing attention has focused on the effects of ocean deoxygenation on marine organisms. However, few studies…”
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Acclimation to tidal conditions alters the physiological responses of the green shore crab, Carcinus maenas, to subsequent emersion by Nancollas, Sarah J, McGaw, Iain J

“…Animals inhabiting the intertidal zone are exposed to abrupt changes in environmental conditions associated with the rise and fall of the tide. For…”
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Use of the shuttle box system to determine the effects of hypoxia and food deprivation on the behavioral responses of the rock crab Cancer irroratus Say, 1817 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Cancridae) by Jiang, Qiwu, McGaw, Iain J

“…Abstract Food-deprivation state (fed, fasted, starved) affected rock crabs physiological and biochemical responses to hypoxia in Cancer irroratus. Fasted and…”
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The Interactive Effects of Exercise and Feeding on Oxygen Uptake, Activity Levels, and Gastric Processing in the Graceful Crab Cancer gracilis by McGaw, Iain J.

“…Exercise and digestive processes are known to elevate the metabolic rate of organisms independently. In this study, the effects of simultaneous exercise and…”
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Effects of laboratory holding time and diet type on labile traits in the crab Cancer irroratus Say, 1817 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Cancridae) by Matveev, Evgeni, McGaw, Iain J

“…Abstract Collecting animals from the field and bringing them into the laboratory elicits acute and chronic stress responses that may affect the interpretation…”
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Effects of food deprivation state on feeding behavior and gastric evacuation of rock crabs, Cancer irroratus, during hypoxia by Jiang, Qiwu, McGaw, Iain J.

“…Climate change and anthropological activities have led to an expansion of hypoxia into the natural habitat of Cancer irroratus. In this study, we examined the…”
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A review of gastric processing in decapod crustaceans by McGaw, Iain J., Curtis, Daniel L.

“…This article reviews the mechanical processes associated with digestion in decapod crustaceans. The decapod crustacean gut is essentially an internal tube that…”
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effects of starvation and acute low salinity exposure on food intake in the Dungeness crab, Cancer magister by Curtis, Daniel L, Vanier, Cheryl H, McGaw, Iain J

“…Adult Cancer magister make forays into hyposaline estuarine habitats during times of high food abundance. However, as weak osmoregulators, they are poorly…”
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Effects of the invasive green crab (Carcinus maenas) on American lobster (Homarus americanus): Food acquisition and trapping behaviour by Rayner, Gemma, McGaw, Iain J.

“…The American lobster (Homarus americanus) is the most commercially important crustacean species in Eastern Canada. Fishery landings in Placentia Bay,…”
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Selective crab predation on native and introduced bivalves in British Columbia by Dudas, Sarah E., McGaw, Iain J., Dower, John F.

“…Experiments were conducted to determine whether locally abundant crab species prefer co-occurring littleneck clams, Protothaca staminea (Conrad, 1837) and…”
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A Review of the ＂Open＂ and ＂Closed＂ Circulatory Systems: New Terminology for Complex Invertebrate Circulatory Systems in Light of Current Findings by Reiber, Carl L., McGaw, Iain J.

“…Invertebrate cardiovascular systems have historically been viewed as sluggish, poorly regulated, and “open”, where blood bathes the tissues directly as it…”
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Prioritization or Summation of Events? Cardiovascular Physiology of Postprandial Dungeness Crabs in Low Salinity by McGaw, Iain J.

“…Decapod crustaceans commonly forage in estuarine environments. The osmoregulatory mechanisms that allow them to cope with periodic episodes of low salinity…”
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Behavioral Thermoregulation and Trade-Offs in Juvenile Lobster Homarus americanus by NIELSEN, TRAVIS V., McGAW, IAIN J.

“…Water temperature influences the behavior and distribution patterns of both larval and adult American lobster Homarus americanus. However, very little is known…”
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Patterns of heart rate and cardiac pausing in unrestrained resting decapod crustaceans by McGaw, Iain J., Nancollas, Sarah J.

“…Measurement of heart rate (HR) has been used as an important physiological indicator in a broad range of taxa. In the present study HR patterns were measured…”
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