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Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / estuários e rios | |||||||
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3 +1 | crustacean molts |
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3 | shell sheddings |
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molting / moulting/ ecdysis / shedding the outer shell (exoskeleton) |
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crustacean molts Explanation: sugestão Crustacean molts are chitinous structures that are shed routinely as organisms mature from one stage to the next Reference: http://wrjdeoa.aslo.net/books/ecodas9/ecodas9_049.pdf |
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shell sheddings Explanation: https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&q="shell sheddings... https://www.google.com/search?q="shell sheddings"&newwindow=... |
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Reference: molting / moulting/ ecdysis / shedding the outer shell (exoskeleton) Reference information: BMLSS: Crustacea: moulting, changing shells www.glaucus.org.uk/Ecdysis.htm Eventually, the crab grows too big and it has to shed its old hard shell. ... A new soft exoskeleton forms underneath the old outer shell, and the calcium is ... Aquaculture Science - Page 204 - https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1435488121 Rick Parker, Ph.D. - 2011 - Science rowing crustaceans must shed their hard outer shell—the exoskeleton. This process is called “molting” or“ecdysis.”The exoskeleton is made primarily of ... Moulting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulting In biology, moulting or molting (/ˈmoʊltɪŋ/; see spelling differences), also known as ... (often, but not always, an outer layer or covering), either at specific times of the year, or at .... In arthropods, such as insects, arachnids and crustaceans, moulting is the shedding of the exoskeleton (which is often called its shell), typically ... Exoskeleton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton An exoskeleton (from Greek ἔξω, éxō "outer" and σκελετός, skeletos ... Calcium carbonates constitute the shells of molluscs (see Mollusc shell), ... A true exoskeleton, like that found in arthropods must be shed (moulted) when it is outgrown. The Seafood Industry: Species, Products, Processing, and ... https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1118229533 Linda Ankenman Granata, George J. Flick, Jr., Roy E. Martin - 2012 - Technology & Engineering One feature that all crustaceans have in common is their hard outer shell and the need ... Prior to shedding, a new shell begins forming underneath the old one. |
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