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Vol. 53 - Alaska Resources Library and Information Services

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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

List of Figures ................................................. 159<br />

List of Tables ................................................... 161<br />

ABSTRACT ....................................................... 165<br />

INTRODUCTION ..................................................... 167<br />

MATERIALS AND METHODS ............................................ 168<br />

CRUISE OPERATIONS ............................................ 168<br />

CARAPACE SIZE/MAXIMUM STOMACH VOLUME RELATIONSHIP ............... 173<br />

STOMACH CLEARANCE RATES ........................................ 174<br />

SHIPBOARD OBSERVATIONS OF FEEDING BEHAVIOR ...................... 176<br />

DIEL FEEDING CHRONOLOGY ....................................... 176<br />

DAILY RATION ................................................. 176<br />

DIETARY COMPOSITION .......................................... 177<br />

The Frequency of Newly Discovered Prey as a Function<br />

of the Number of Stomachs Examined ...................... 177<br />

Dietary Composition from Visual Examination of Stomach<br />

Contents ............................................. 177<br />

Dietary Composition from Dry Weights of Prey Items ......... 179<br />

CALORIC INTAKE ............................................... 180<br />

IMMUNOASSAY ................................................. 181<br />

RESULTS ........................................................ 182<br />

LOCATION AND COLLECTION OF JUVENILE CRABS ....................... 182<br />

CARAPACE SIZE - MAXIMUM STOMACH VOLUME RELATIONSHIP ............. 183<br />

STOMACH CLEARANCE RATES ........................................ 184<br />

Clearance Rate for all Items Naturally Present .............. 184<br />

Clearance Rates for Specific Prey Items .................... 189<br />

SHIPBOARD OBSERVATIONS OF FEEDING BEHAVIOR ..................... 196<br />

DIEL FEEDING CHRONOLOGY ....................................... 197<br />

DAILY RATION ........................................... 203<br />

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