Sympatric occurrence and population dynamics of Scylla spp. in equatorial climate: Effects of rainfall, temperature and lunar phase

• Main Authors: Hanafiah, Fazhan, Waiho, Khor, MMohammad Farhan, Darin Azri, Ismail, Al-Hafiz, Wan Ibrahim, Wan Norfaizza, Megat, Fadhlul Hazmi, Jasmani, Safiah, Ma, Hongyu, Mhd, Ikhwanuddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science, Ltd. 2017
• Subjects: SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/18531/9/Sympatric.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/18531/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/estuarine-coastal-and-shelf-science
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Mud crabs (Scylla spp.) are known to exist sympatrically in the wild. However, information on their population dynamics and the influence of climate parameters and lunar phase, especially along the equatorial region, are limited. Four sampling stations representing three seas (the Strait of Malacca,...