Detection of petroleum hydrocarbons by the Dungenesis crab, Cancer magister

Journal Article · Tue Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980 · Fish. Bull.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6362810

Pearson, W H ^[1]; Sugarman, P C; Woodruff, D L; Blaylock, J W; Olla, B L

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1. Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Sequim, WA

A study was made of the means by which antennular behavior was used to determine the concentrations at which the Dungeness crab, Cancer magister (Dana), detected petroleum hydrocarbons. Previous studies have shown that in the Dungeness crab, antennular behavior, i.e., a change in orientation and increased flicking rate, indicated detection of food substances. These changes in antennular behavior were used to determine chemosensory detection thresholds in the Dungeness crab for naphthalene and the water soluble fraction (WSF) of Prudhoe Bay crude oil. Whereas Dungeness crabs detected both naphthalene and the WSF of Prudhoe Bay crude oil, the crabs detected the complex WSF mixture more readily and consistently.

• OSTI ID: 6362810
• Journal Information: Fish. Bull.; (United States), Journal Name: Fish. Bull.; (United States) Vol. 78:3; ISSN FSYBA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS
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