| dynamics of shell disease in the edible crab cancer pagurus: a comparative study between two sites on the gower peninsula, south wales, uk. | shell disease syndrome is a degradative condition of the crustacean exoskeleton which results in the formation of black-spot lesions. field surveys on the edible crab cancer pagurus (l.) population at 2 sites in the gower peninsula of south wales, uk, namely langland bay and rhossili causeway, revealed similarities in the prevalence of shell disease but differences in the severity. male crabs from langland bay displayed significantly greater severities of the disease on the dorsal carapace and v ... | 2002 | 12542092 |