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Size of Maturity in Male Golden King Crab, Lithodes Aequispinus (Anomura: Lithodidae)

Size of Maturity in Male Golden King Crab, Lithodes Aequispinus (Anomura: Lithodidae) AbstractTypically $\ge 90\%$ of the eggs in clutches fertilized by hardshell Prince William Sound Lithodes aequispinus males $\ge 107 \ {\rm mm}$ carapace length initiated division. Golden king crab males with only one chela and those with post-molt carapaces $\ge 11$ days old were effective parents. Some test males had exclusive access to three ripe females. Their first and second mates all produced viable clutches with 81–100% of eggs exhibiting development. Not all males induced a third female to ovulate. The percentage of eggs initiating division in the clutches of their third potential female mates ranged from 56 to 100%. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Crustacean Biology Oxford University Press

Size of Maturity in Male Golden King Crab, Lithodes Aequispinus (Anomura: Lithodidae)

Paul, A. J.; Paul, J. M.
The Journal of Crustacean Biology , Volume 21 (2) – Apr 1, 2001
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Oxford University Press
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© The Crustacean Society, 2001. Published by Brill NV, Leiden
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0278-0372
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1937-240X
DOI
10.1163/20021975-99990138
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AbstractTypically $\ge 90\%$ of the eggs in clutches fertilized by hardshell Prince William Sound Lithodes aequispinus males $\ge 107 \ {\rm mm}$ carapace length initiated division. Golden king crab males with only one chela and those with post-molt carapaces $\ge 11$ days old were effective parents. Some test males had exclusive access to three ripe females. Their first and second mates all produced viable clutches with 81–100% of eggs exhibiting development. Not all males induced a third female to ovulate. The percentage of eggs initiating division in the clutches of their third potential female mates ranged from 56 to 100%.

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The Journal of Crustacean Biology – Oxford University Press

Published: Apr 1, 2001

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