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IN connexion with the South African Marine Biological Survey carried out off the Natal coast, while operating at Station 770 on August 12, 1925, fifty-three specimens of Palinurus Gilchristi were obtained. Three individuals (males) were brought into Durban harbour alive, and put into a wire cage which was lowered to a depth of approximately 2 fathoms. (This obviated the need of constantly changing the water.) The cage rested on the bottom and at regular intervals the crawfish were fed and examined. (The food consisted of fish.) The behaviour of the specimens throughout a period of almost two months appeared to be perfectly normal. The colouring of the shell and eyes, however, appeared to have undergone slight changes.
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COPENHAGEN, W. Adaptability of the Natal Crawfish. Nature 132, 354 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/132354a0
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