Egg size in squat lobsters (Galatheoidea): Constraint and freedom

2020 ◽  
pp. 143-156
Author(s):  
Cindy Lee Van Dover ◽  
Austin B. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Egg Size ◽  
Squat Lobsters

scholarly journals Spatial distribution and egg production in squat lobsters (Decapoda: Munididae, Munidopsidae) from the collection of the Museu de Zoologia of the Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 108 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricio Hernáez
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Reproductive Strategy ◽  
Egg Production ◽  
Egg Size ◽  
Strong Influence ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Brazilian Coast ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Bathymetric Distribution ◽  
Squat Lobsters

ABSTRACT: Spatial distribution and egg production of squat lobsters is examined from specimens deposited in the collection of the Museu de Zoologia of the Universidade de São Paulo (MZUSP), Brazil. A total of 1,346 specimens of squat lobsters were analyzed, out of which 169 were ovigerous females. Ovigerous females contained ten species of Munididae (n = 165) and three of Munidopsidae (n = 4). Eleven of the thirteen studied species were distributed along the Brazilian coast, while two of the remaining species in other marine regions. The analysis of bathymetric distribution revealed the presence of four species on the continental shelf (< 200 m depth: M. spinifrons, M. pusilla, M. irrasa, M. flinti), two on the first layer of the continental slope (200-500 m: Munida forceps, A. longipes) and five distributed between 500 and 1,048 m (M. erinacea, M. constricta, M. valida, M. microphthalma, M. transtridens). Overall, species belonging to Munididae produced a higher number of eggs (554 ± 619 eggs) but of minor size (0.48 ± 0.120 mm) than species of Munidopsidae (13 ± 10 eggs; 1.12 ± 0.337 mm, respectively). Such tendency is consistent with the phylogeny of both clades whose common origin is reflected in morphological similarities both in larval and adult forms, but not in terms of the reproductive strategy that clearly separates the species belonging to these families. Results also demonstrated that egg size in squat lobsters is strongly associated with depth, which suggests the strong influence of habitat on the duration of larval development of these species.

Effects of Predation and Trophic Conditions on the Reproduction of Tylototriton verrucosus (Caudata: Salamandridae) in Darjeeling

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ritwik Dasgupta
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Distribution ◽  
Primary Productivity ◽  
Egg Size ◽  
Zooplankton Abundance ◽  
Trophic Conditions ◽  
Size Frequency Distribution ◽  
Size Frequency ◽  
High Predation ◽  
Hatchling Size ◽  
Predation Rates

The facts that small hatchlings emerged from small eggs laid under high predation levels prevailing at the lower altitudes of distribution of this species in Darjeeling while larger hatchlings emerged from larger eggs laid under lower levels of predation at higher altitudes, show that predation is not selected for large egg and initial hatchling size in this salamandrid species. Metamorphic size was small under high predation rates because this species relied on crypsis for evading predators. Egg and hatchling size are related inversely to levels of primary productivity and zooplankton abundance in lentic habitats. Hatchling sizes are related positively to egg size and size frequency distribution of zooplankton. Small egg and small hatchling size have been selected for at the lower altitudes of distribution of this salamandrid in Darjeeling because predation rates increased in step with improvement in trophic conditions at the lower altitudes.

THE FOSSIL RECORD OF SQUAT LOBSTERS: FILLING IN THE GAPS

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina M. Robins ◽  
◽  
Adiël A. Klompmaker
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Record ◽  
Squat Lobsters

scholarly journals Latitudinal Variation in Ayu Egg Size

1993 ◽  
Vol 59 (12) ◽  
pp. 2087-2087 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kei'ichiroh Iguchi
Keyword(s):  
Egg Size ◽  
Latitudinal Variation

scholarly journals Hurry-up and hatch: selective filial cannibalism of slower developing eggs

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hope Klug ◽  
Kai Lindström
Keyword(s):  
Egg Size ◽  
Adaptive Strategy ◽  
Filial Cannibalism ◽  
Sand Goby ◽  
Pomatoschistus Minutus ◽  
Fitness Consequences

Filial cannibalism (the consumption of one's own offspring) is thought to represent an adaptive strategy in many animals. However, little is known about the details of which offspring are consumed when a parent cannibalizes. Here, we examined patterns of within-brood filial cannibalism in the sand goby ( Pomatoschistus minutus ). Males spawned sequentially with two females, and we asked whether males cannibalized selectively with regard to egg size or the order in which eggs were received. Males preferentially consumed the larger eggs of the second female they spawned with. Because larger eggs took longer to hatch, and because female 2's eggs were up to 1 day behind those of female 1, such preferential cannibalism might allow males to decrease the time spent caring for the current brood and re-enter the mating pool sooner. More work is needed to understand the fitness consequences of such selective cannibalism.

scholarly journals Adult body growth and reproductive investment vary markedly within and across Atlantic and Pacific herring: a meta-analysis and review of 26 stocks

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thassya C. dos Santos Schmidt ◽  
Doug E. Hay ◽  
Svein Sundby ◽  
Jennifer A. Devine ◽  
Guðmundur J. Óskarsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Egg Size ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Reproductive Investment ◽  
Body Growth ◽  
Clupea Harengus ◽  
Pacific Herring ◽  
Atlantic Herring ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Investment In Reproduction

AbstractLife-history traits of Pacific (Clupea pallasii) and Atlantic (Clupea harengus) herring, comprising both local and oceanic stocks subdivided into summer-autumn and spring spawners, were extensively reviewed. The main parameters investigated were body growth, condition, and reproductive investment. Body size of Pacific herring increased with increasing latitude. This pattern was inconsistent for Atlantic herring. Pacific and local Norwegian herring showed comparable body conditions, whereas oceanic Atlantic herring generally appeared stouter. Among Atlantic herring, summer and autumn spawners produced many small eggs compared to spring spawners, which had fewer but larger eggs—findings agreeing with statements given several decades ago. The 26 herring stocks we analysed, when combined across distant waters, showed clear evidence of a trade-off between fecundity and egg size. The size-specific individual variation, often ignored, was substantial. Additional information on biometrics clarified that oceanic stocks were generally larger and had longer life spans than local herring stocks, probably related to their longer feeding migrations. Body condition was only weakly, positively related to assumingly in situ annual temperatures (0–30 m depth). Contrarily, body growth (cm × y−1), taken as an integrator of ambient environmental conditions, closely reflected the extent of investment in reproduction. Overall, Pacific and local Norwegian herring tended to cluster based on morphometric and reproductive features, whereas oceanic Atlantic herring clustered separately. Our work underlines that herring stocks are uniquely adapted to their habitats in terms of trade-offs between fecundity and egg size whereas reproductive investment mimics the productivity of the water in question.

Shell Resistance and Evaporative Water Loss from Bird Eggs: Effects of Wind Speed and Egg Size

1981 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. Spotila ◽  
Christina J. Weinheimer ◽  
Charles V. Paganelli
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
Water Loss ◽  
Egg Size ◽  
Evaporative Water Loss ◽  
Evaporative Water ◽  
Bird Eggs

Parental Investment in Clutch Size and Egg Size in the Ural Owl Strix uralensis

1986 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannu Pietiainen ◽  
Pertti Saurola ◽  
Risto A. Vaisanen
Keyword(s):  
Clutch Size ◽  
Parental Investment ◽  
Egg Size ◽  
Ural Owl

Bénéfices à court terme des mouvements anadromes saisonniers pour une population d'omble de fontaine (Salvelinus fontinalis) du Nouveau Québec

1991 ◽  
Vol 48 (11) ◽  
pp. 2212-2222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-François Doyon ◽  
Christiane Hudon ◽  
Roderick Morin ◽  
F. G. Whoriskey Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Water Level ◽  
Egg Size ◽  
Salvelinus Fontinalis ◽  
Condition Factor ◽  
Size At Maturity ◽  
Brook Charr ◽  
Tissue Water Content ◽  
Tissue Water ◽  
Single Population ◽  
Energetic Reserves

This study characterizes the seasonal anadromous movements of a brook charr population and compares its biological and energetic characteristics with charr spending summer in freshwaters. Downstream movements monitored at a counting fence over 3 yr were most intense in spring but occurred until fall and were positively correlated with rapid increases of water level. The timing of movements varied from year to year. Smaller charr were most subject to being swept downstream compared with freshwater residents, and most trout were concentrated near the mouth of the river. These patterns suggest that the downstream movements of charr in this system are passive. Upstream migrants had a higher condition factor and a lower tissue water content than freshwater residents, indicating that downstream movements result in a faster accumulation of energetic reserves during summer. However, the fortuitous character of anadromous migrations as well as the absence of differences in the biological characteristics (growth, size at maturity, fecundity, egg size) suggests that anadromous and resident fish belong to a single population whose yearly migrant component could be randomly determined.

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