New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research abstracts

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DEVICE FOR DETECTING AND MEASURING ACTIVITY OF LARGE MARINE CRUSTACEANS

R. F. Coombs

Fisheries Research Division, Marine Department, Wellington, New Zealand

Abstract A device for detecting and measuring the locomotor activity of large marine crustaceans in captivity is described. The sensor is essentially a simple galvanic cell, of which the electrolyte is the sea water in which the animal is maintained. A punched-tape recording system used with the device is also described.

N.Z. Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 6 (1 & 2) : 194-205
(Received for publication 23 April 1971)

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