The effects of high hydrostatic pressure on a marine crustacean, on the crustacean abdominal nerve cord and another nerve bundle

The locomotory response of the decapod, crangon crangon, to high hydrostatic pressure has been investigated by an observational method. It was found that the shrimp exhibits sensitivity to high pressure by becoming hyperactive and undergoing 'convulsions' And 'tail-twitches'. The...

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Main Author: Wilcock, Sylvia E.
Published: University of Aberdeen 1979
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.477242