Behavioural response of the mud lobster, Thalassina anomala Herbst, 1804 (Decapoda, Gebiidea), to different trapping devices
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Abstract
The behavioural response of the mud lobster, Thalassina anomala Herbst, 1804, to different trapping devices (TD), was studied in the mangrove areas of Sibuti, Sarawak, East Malaysia. Nine different TDs were deployed in this study. Observations revealed that there were no differences in response, neither due to the various types of mound, or as a result of the different TDs: rather, the lobsters either avoided, or obstructed those TDs. Detailed observations revealed that the mud lobsters showed skilled avoidance by either moving freshly dug, moist mud into the TD-types made of bamboo and plastic, or moved the fishing net out of the burrow when it was obstructed by such a type of TD. The damaged parts of the mound caused by deployment of the TD were successfully reconstructed or rebuilt by the mud lobster, using moist mud from the bottom of their tunnel. There was no particular period determined, i.e., neither by day nor at night, when the mud lobsters repaired or rebuilt their opened or otherwise disturbed burrows.
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La réponse comportementale de Thalassina anomala Herbst, 1804, homard de boue, à différents dispositifs de capture (TD) a été étudiée dans les zones de mangrove de Sibuti, Sarawak, à l’est de la Malaisie. Neuf TD différents ont été employés dans cette étude. Les observations ont révélé qu’il n’y avait aucune différence dans les réponses, ni pour les différents types de boues ou les différents TD: les homards les évitent ou même les obstruent. Des observations détaillées ont montré que les homards de boue montrent une habilité d’évitement soit en déplaçant de la boue fraichement creusée et humide dans les pièges en bambou ou plastique, soit en sortant le filet hors du terrier quand il était obstrué par ce type de piège. La partie abimée de la butte détruite par la mise en place du piège a été reconstruite avec succès par le homard de boue, en utilisant de la boue humide provenant du plancher de leur tunnel. Il n’y a pas eu de période particulière déterminée, i.e. jour ou nuit, quand le homard de boue répare ou reconstruit les terriers perturbés.
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Behavioural response of the mud lobster, Thalassina anomala Herbst, 1804 (Decapoda, Gebiidea), to different trapping devices
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Abstract
The behavioural response of the mud lobster, Thalassina anomala Herbst, 1804, to different trapping devices (TD), was studied in the mangrove areas of Sibuti, Sarawak, East Malaysia. Nine different TDs were deployed in this study. Observations revealed that there were no differences in response, neither due to the various types of mound, or as a result of the different TDs: rather, the lobsters either avoided, or obstructed those TDs. Detailed observations revealed that the mud lobsters showed skilled avoidance by either moving freshly dug, moist mud into the TD-types made of bamboo and plastic, or moved the fishing net out of the burrow when it was obstructed by such a type of TD. The damaged parts of the mound caused by deployment of the TD were successfully reconstructed or rebuilt by the mud lobster, using moist mud from the bottom of their tunnel. There was no particular period determined, i.e., neither by day nor at night, when the mud lobsters repaired or rebuilt their opened or otherwise disturbed burrows.
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