Dergiler / Journal of FisheriesSciences.com / 2011 / Cilt: 5 - Sayı: 3
The chemical composition of carapace meat of sexually mature blue crab (Callinectes sapidus, Rathbun 1896) in the Mersin Bay
- Sayfa
- 262–269
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Özet
Mersin Körfezi’nden yakalanan ergin dişi ve erkek mavi yengeçlerin kimyasal kompozisyonu araştırılmıştır. Dişi mavi yengeçlerin erkeklere göre protein düzeyi yüksek, su içeriği düşüktür. Dişi ve erkek yengeçlerin protein ve su düzeyi arasında istatistiksel farklılık vardır (p0.05). Bunun yanı sıra erkek yengeçlerin dokosaheksaenoik asit (DHA, C22:6 n3) düzeyi, dişilerden yük-sektir (p
Abstract
Chemical composition of carapace meat from adult male and female blue crabs caught in the Mersin Bay, Northeastern Mediterranean, was investigated. The results of proximate analysis showed that carapace meat of female blue crabs had higher protein content and lower water content than those of the male. Moreover, there were variations in protein and water content of carapace meat of female and male crabs (p0.05). Besides, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6 n3) concentrations in meat of male crabs were higher than those of the female (p