Otro
A comparison of the allometric growth in Uca leptodactyla (Crustacea : Brachyura : Ocypodidae) from two subtropical estuaries
Registro en:
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. New York: Cambridge Univ Press, v. 84, n. 4, p. 733-735, 2004.
0025-3154
10.1017/S0025315404009828h
WOS:000224119400008
WOS000224119400008.pdf
Autor
Cardoso, RCF
Negreiros-Fransozo, M. L.
Resumen
The allometric growth of Uca leptodacyla from two distinct subtropical estuaries on the Brazilian coast was evaluated concerning its growth pattern and size at onset of sexual maturity. Females attained maturity at similar sizes in both sites (4.1 mm of carapace length in Indaia and 4.2 mm in Ubatumirim), while males differed slightly. They reached the size at sexual maturity of 5.3 mm of carapace length in Indaia and 4.6 mm in Ubatumirim. Growth pattern is Usually similar among crabs from distinct Sites while size at sexual maturity is frequently different. However, in the case of U. leptodacyla it did not occur, probably due to the strong habitat similarity and intrinsic features of this species.