sonian Miscellaneous Collections, vol. 92, No. 



9, 76 p. (Ph. D. thesis of same title, University 



of Maryland, 1933). 



Structure and function of the muscles of 

 the exoskeleton, stomach, and appendages. 

 Comparisons are made with other crusta- 

 ceans. 



Coe, Wesley R. 



1902. The nemertean parasites of crabs. 



American Naturalist, vol. 36, No. 426, p. 



431-450. 



Descriptions and life histories of various 

 American and European nemerteans. 

 Nemerteans were not found on blue crabs, 

 and there was no infection when worms 

 and crabs were placed together in the same 

 container. 



1943. Biology of the nemerteans of the 



Atlantic coast of North America. Transactions 



of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and 



Sciences, vol. 35, p. 129-328. 



Summarizes the physiological, ecological, 

 and embryological characteristics of the 

 nemerteans. The distribution and a sys- 

 tematic description of each of 53 species 

 (some are associated with the blue crab). 



Coker, Robert E. 



1902. Notes on a species of barnacle 

 (Dichelaspis) parasitic on the gills of edible 

 crabs. Bulletin of the U.S. Fish Commission 

 for 1901, vol. 21, p. 399-412. 



Many blue crabs, particularly females (89 

 percent), were infested at Beaufort, N.C. 

 No organic connection between the bar- 

 nacle and host, but the barnacle does cause 

 loss of vitality by impairing respiration. 

 The gills may contain over a thousand. The 

 development of the barnacle is described. 



Cole, William H. 



1940. The composition of fluids and sera of 

 some marine animals and of the sea water in 

 which they live. Journal of General Physi- 

 ology, vol. 23, p. 575-584. 



Freezing points, pH, and composition of 



blue crab fluids and of the sea water. 



Ratios of ionic concentrations in fluids to 



those in sea water. 



Combs, G. F. 



1952. Report on ration trial conducted at 



Maryland's new broiler substation. Fish Meal 

 and Oil Industry, vol. 4, No. 4, p. 22-23, 

 54-56. 



Inclusion of crab meal or menhaden meal 

 in rations for poultry increased the weight 

 of the birds and decreased the amount of 

 food required to feed them. 



Commercial Fisheries Review. 



1946. DDT. Commercial Fisheries Review, 

 vol. 8, No. 6, p. 30-32. 



A warning that care must be taken in 



applying DDT because of the danger to 



crabs and other aquatic animals. Dead crabs 



were observed along Island Beach, N.J., 10 



days after the application of only 1/2 



pound per acre. 



1951. U.S. pack of canned crab meat, 1950. 



Commercial Fisheries Review, vol. 13, No. 9, 



p. 15-16. 



Quantity and value of the pack of east 



coast (blue crab) and west coast crab meat, 



1940-50. The 1950 pack was the lowest 



since 1944. 



1955a. Chincoteague Bay winter crab fishery. 



Commercial Fisheries Review, vol. 17, No. 3, 



p. 32-33. 



The December 1 to March 15 dredge 

 fishery (about 35 boats) captured primarily 

 female blue crabs. Studies have shown that 

 the Chincoteague blue crab is probably a 

 genetically stunted race and that adults 

 may become even smaller in the future. 

 1955b. Crab-meat packing sanitation. Com- 

 mercial Fisheries Review, vol. 17, No. 6, p. 

 39-41. 



In 1953, cases of food poisoning along the 

 Atlantic coast appeared to be due to crab 

 meat. New York revised the crabmeat 

 regulations after an investigation estab- 

 lished corrective measures. 

 1956. Suggestions for crab meat packers and 

 for transporters of fresh crab meat. Com- 

 mercial Fisheries Review, vol. 18, No. 7, p. 

 41-43. 



Suggestions by New York Bureau of Food 

 and Drugs to aid in maintaining bacterial 

 quality control when crab meat is prepared, 

 handled, packed, and shipped. 

 1960a. Maryland samples winter blue crab 

 populations for clues to future harvests. Com- 

 mercial Fisheries Review, vol. 22, No. 3, p. 20. 



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