2006
DOI: 10.1590/s0101-81752006000200004
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Ciclo reprodutivo do caranguejo violinista Uca rapax (Smith) (Crustacea, Brachyura, Ocypodidae) habitante de um estuário degradado em Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Abstract: Crabs were sexed, measured (carapace width -CW; 0.01 mm precision) and females were checked for eggs. Crab' stages of gonad development of both sexes were determined by direct and macroscopic observation and molt stage was estimated by the hardness of the tegument. A total of 1,558 specimens were collected, being 801 males and 757 females (16 ovigerous females). Ovigerous females accounted only about 3% of the population, perhaps because females usually remain underground in closed burrows during the incubatio… Show more

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“…The presence of radial arms in the spermatozoids was also described for Ovalipes ocellatus (Herbst, 1799) (Hinsch, 1986). The size at which sexual maturity is attained and the way is assessed are important aspects of the crustacean life cycle and it can be determined through the study of reproductive aspects, whereas morphometric techniques can indicate allometric changes in size related to the external morphological maturity (Castiglioni and Negreiros-Fransozo, 2006). According to the sizes at which the individuals acquired morphometric and physiological maturity, we found that the acquisition of morphometric maturity in O. trimaculatusfemales occur preceding the physiological maturity.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 84%
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“…The presence of radial arms in the spermatozoids was also described for Ovalipes ocellatus (Herbst, 1799) (Hinsch, 1986). The size at which sexual maturity is attained and the way is assessed are important aspects of the crustacean life cycle and it can be determined through the study of reproductive aspects, whereas morphometric techniques can indicate allometric changes in size related to the external morphological maturity (Castiglioni and Negreiros-Fransozo, 2006). According to the sizes at which the individuals acquired morphometric and physiological maturity, we found that the acquisition of morphometric maturity in O. trimaculatusfemales occur preceding the physiological maturity.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 84%
“…In the case of males, they were considered as immature or mature according to the absence or presence, respectively, of spermatophores inside their vas deferens. The relative size at which females and males reach gonad maturity (CW at which 50% of females and males are physiologically mature, CW 50 ) was calculated using the logistic function y = 1(1 + e r(CW−CW 50 ) ), where CW 50 corresponds to the size at which 50% of the individuals are considered mature and r stands for the slope of the curve (Conan et al, 2001;Castiglioni and Negreiros-Fransozo, 2006;Corgos and Freire, 2006).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The reproductive cycle of crustaceans has been widely studied, mainly of those species that have commercial value or ecological potential (Reigada and Negreiro-Franzoso, 1999;Pinheiro and Franzoso, 2002;Castiglioni and Negreiros-Fransozo, 2006). There are several studies describing the morphological aspects of the gonads, such as the morphological and histochemical aspects of the gonad of Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Moraes, 1995); the histochemical aspects of the testis and vas deferens of Goniopsis cruentata (Garcia and Silva, 2006); spermatogenesis and formation of the spermatophore in the vas deferens of Chionoecetes opilio (Sainte-Marie and Sainte-Marie, 1999); morphology and histology of the male reproductive system of the mangrove land crab Ucides cordatus (Castilho et al, 2007) and the stages of the reproductive cycle and anatomical changes occurring in the spermatic cells (Bawab and El-Sherief, 1988).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Os machos que ocuparam classes de LC maiores do que as fêmeas em todos os trimestres amostrados no presente estudo indicam que elas crescem menos do que eles: observação amplamente registrada em outras espécies do gênero Uca (COLBY & FONSECA, 1984;SPIVAK et al, 1991;LITULO, 2005;CASTIGLIONI & NEGREIROS-FRANSOZO, 2006). Este fato pode estar relacionado com a necessidade das fêmeas de dividir seus recursos energéticos entre a produção de ovócitos e o crescimento (HARTNOLL, 1982).…”
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