Growth and reproduction of Cyclograpsus pumilio(Brachyura: Varunidae) on a cobble shore in Suruga Bay, Japan

Growth and reproduction of Cyclograpsus pumilio(Brachyura: Varunidae) on a cobble shore in Suruga Bay, Japan

The life history characteristics of the varunid crab Cyclograpsus pumilio were studied by monthly sampling at a cobble shore in Ooigawa Port (34°46′35.2″N, 138°17′59.3″E), located in the inner part of Suruga Bay, Japan, between March and December 2017. A total of 964 individuals were collected, incl...

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Veröffentlicht in:Japanese Journal of Benthology 2021/12/25, Vol.76, pp.31-38
Hauptverfasser: DOI, Wataru, MORITA, Susumu, MUTO, Benjamin F.
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Sprache:eng ; jpn
Schlagworte:
cobble shore
Cyclograpsus
life history
population dynamics
Shizuoka
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Zusammenfassung:The life history characteristics of the varunid crab Cyclograpsus pumilio were studied by monthly sampling at a cobble shore in Ooigawa Port (34°46′35.2″N, 138°17′59.3″E), located in the inner part of Suruga Bay, Japan, between March and December 2017. A total of 964 individuals were collected, including 410 males (2.91–5.90 mm carapace width, CW) and 554 females (3.81–10.30 mm CW). The number of individuals collected exceeded 100 each month until August and then abruptly decreased to
ISSN:1345-112X
1883-891X
DOI:10.5179/benthos.76.31