Reproductive strategy of the shrimp Nematopalaemon schmitti (Decapoda, Caridea, Palaemonoidea) on the southeastern coast of Brazil

Reproductive strategy of the shrimp Nematopalaemon schmitti (Decapoda, Caridea, Palaemonoidea) on the southeastern coast of Brazil

Abstract The goal of this study was to evaluate the reproductive investment (RI) and the fecundity of the shrimp Nematopalaemon schmitti (Holthuis, 1950), caught by trawling in the southeastern Brazilian coast in 2008, 2009 and 2011. The carapace length (CL) of ovigerous females was measured and the...

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Main Authors: Rafaela Torres Pereira, Ariádine Cristine Almeida, Gustavo Monteiro Teixeira, Alessandra Angélica de Pádua Bueno, Adilson Fransozo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Carcinologia
Series:Nauplius
Subjects:
Crustacea
fecundity
ovary development
reproductive investment
Western Atlantic
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