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Title: 
Reproductive pattern comparison of Uca thayeri Rathbun, 1900 and U. uruguayensis Nobili, 1901 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Ocypodidae)
Author(s): 
Institution: 
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
ISSN: 
1516-8913
Sponsorship: 
  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
  • Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
Abstract: 
  • Fêmeas ovígeras de U. thayeri e de U. uruguayensis foram utilizadas para se avaliar e comparar o padrão reprodutivo. O tamanho médio das fêmeas foi de 6,6 ± 0,8mm para U. uruguayensis, variando de 17,3 ± 4,4mm para U. thayeri. A fecundidade média obtida para U. uruguayensis foi 1883 ± 490 ovos (N = 27) e para U. thayeri de 31068 ± 11185 ovos (N = 31). As diferenças observadas no padrão reprodutivo de U. thayeri e U. uruguayensis sugerem estratégias adaptativas: U. thayeri apresenta uma reprodução sazonal, com atividade pronunciada de janeiro a março e alta fecundidade, enquanto U. uruguayensis reproduz-se continuamente, mas com proles menores.
  • Ovigerous females of Uca thayeri and U. uruguayensis were used to achieve and compare their reproductive pattern. The females mean size was 6.6 ± 0.8mm for U. uruguayensis and 17.3± 4.4mm for U. thayeri. The mean fecundity obtained for U. uruguayensis was 1883 ± 490 eggs (N = 27) and for U. thayeri was 31068 ± 11186 eggs (N = 31). The differences observed in reproductive pattern of U. thayeri and U. uruguayensis suggest an adaptive strategy by each species: U. thayeri presented seasonal reproduction with a pronounced intensity from January to March and higher fecundity, while U. uruguayensis reproduction was continuous all year round, but with lower fecundity.
Issue Date: 
1-Jan-2006
Citation: 
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, v. 49, n. 1, p. 117-123, 2006.
Time Duration: 
117-123
Publisher: 
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
Keywords: 
  • Crustacea
  • fiddler crab
  • fecundity
  • Uca thayeri
  • U. uruguayensis
  • reproductive pattern
Source: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1516-89132006000100014
URI: 
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Type: 
outro
Source:
http://repositorio.unesp.br/handle/11449/26547
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