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2015

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Preliminary Home Range Study Of Juvenile Chinese Horseshoe Crabs, Tachypleus Tridentatus (Xiphosura), Using Passive Tracking Methods, Kit Yue Kwan, Pks Shin, Sg Cheung Jan 2015

Preliminary Home Range Study Of Juvenile Chinese Horseshoe Crabs, Tachypleus Tridentatus (Xiphosura), Using Passive Tracking Methods, Kit Yue Kwan, Pks Shin, Sg Cheung

KWAN Kit Yue, Billy

Three passive tracking methods, using colored plastic tag (CPT), passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag, and CPT plus PIT were compared to track the movements of juvenile Chinese horseshoe crabs, Tachypleus tridentatus, in summer 2013 on a mudflat in Hong Kong. The study site was re-visited within 2 months after the release of the tagged individuals on ten occasions during low tides. The cumulative recovery rates of the tagged juveniles ranged from 70 to 82 %, with the number of position fixes where each individual was recovered during the repeated field visits varying from one to seven. Based on the adaptive …