Fecundity of the spider crab Mithraculus forceps (Decapoda, Mithracidae) from the northeastern coast of the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil

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作者
Cobo, Valter J. [1 ]
Okamori, Claudia M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Taubate, Inst Basico Biociencias, Lab Biol Marinha Nucl Estudos Biol Ecol & Cult Cr, BR-12030180 Sao Paulo, Brazil
来源
IHERINGIA SERIE ZOOLOGIA | 2008年 / 98卷 / 01期
关键词
reproduction; reproductive output; Brachyura; Mithraculus forceps; Ubatuba;
D O I
10.1590/S0073-47212008000100012
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
Fecundity is one of the most important parameters in studying the reproductive output of Pleocyemata decapods, especially because of its relationship to the efficiency of population replacement. Knowledge of fecundity provides basic elements for understanding the reproductive strategies, dynamics, and evolution of a given population. The present investigation provides informations on fecundity, egg size, egg loss, and the relationship between fecundity and selected environmental features, for the spider crab Mithraculus forceps (A. Milne Edwards, 1875). Ovigerous crabs were collected each month during 2000, by SCUBA diving, at Couves Island (23 degrees 25'25"S, 44 degrees 52'03"W) on the northeastern coast of the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. A total of 40 ovigerous females with egg in early development (initial stage) and 28 final stage eggs were obtained and analyzed. Mean fecundity, from eggs of the initial stage, was 402.8 +/- 240.1 eggs, ranging from 60 to 1,123 eggs. Sizes of females ranged from 9.4 to 14.0 mm carapace width. Mean egg size was 0.56 +/- 0.06 mm diameter. A 20.33% rate of egg loss was estimated by comparing the fecundities of batches of eggs in early and late development (40 initial batches and 28 final stages batches). There were no significant relationships between the water temperature or salinity and variations in fecundity. As in most brachyuran species, M. forceps showed a strong conservative relationship between fecundity and body size.
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