Publications by authors named "Swapnil Gosavi"
Background: The present study investigated the population structure and breeding biology of the burrowing brachyuran crab species Alcock, 1900, which is commonly found on the sandy beach of Bhavnagar, located on the Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat coast, India.
Methods: Monthly sampling was conducted from February 2021 to January 2022 at the time of low tide using three line transects perpendicular to the water line, intercepted by a quadrate (0.25 m) each at three different levels of the middle intertidal region: 20 m, 70 m, and 120 m.
Article Synopsis
- The study focused on the Xanthid crab population and their breeding habits along the rocky shore of Shivrajpur, Gujarat, over a period from March 2021 to February 2022.
- Monthly sampling involved categorizing crabs by sex and determining their reproductive metrics, such as egg size and number.
- The findings revealed a predominance of males in the population, year-round breeding, with peak ovigerous female occurrence noted between December and April, indicating the primary breeding season.
ENT Symptomology in Active COVID-19 Patients in our Tertiary Care Centre.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
October 2022
Unlabelled: The aim of this study is to obtain a clear picture of ENT related symptoms in active COVID-19 patients. This study also intends to determine the association of ENT symptoms with Olfactory and Gustatory dysfunction in these patients.
Material And Methods: This is a prospective study on 70 active COVID-19 patients who were admitted in the Tertiary Care Hospital.
The identity of Nepinnotheres vicajii (Chhapgar, 1957) (described as Pinnotheres vicajii) (Pinnotheridae), a pea crab associated with the bivalve Marcia recens (Holten, 1802), is clarified. On the basis of re-diagnosis of holotype male and freshly collected female specimens from its type locality, P. vicajii is now assigned to Arcotheres Manning, 1993.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe identity of Arcotheres pernicola (Bürger, 1895) (Pinnotheridae), a pea crab supposedly associated with the mussel Perna, has been unclear as the type specimen is in poor condition. Specimens collected from the oyster Magallana gryphoides (Schlotheim, 1820) from Alibaugh, Maharashtra state, India, are here referred to A. pernicola and the species is redescribed and refigured.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA new species of amphipod, Elasmopus sivaprakasami sp. nov., is described from India.
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