MIT Sea Grant Center for Coastal Resources

Questionnaire for Hemigrapsus sanguineus


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Date found:

Where found (exact geographic location):

Type of habitat: : Rocky Sandy Vegetated Intertidal Subtidal
Other

Size(s) of crab(s):

Could you roughly estimate density? In other words, about how many crabs were present in about a square yard of shoreline?

Did any female crabs have an egg mass on the underside of the carapace? YES NO

Were other crabs present? YES NO

If you are successful in your search, please print (or copy) and fill out the questionnaire, and send, email, or fax it to:

Dr. Nancy J. O'Connor
Dept. of Biology
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
285 Old Westport Road
N. Dartmouth, MA 02747-2300
Email: noconnor@umassd.edu
Fax: 508-999-8196

Please understand that we anticipate many responses and may be unable to respond to you personally. Thanks for your help!

 

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