Fecundity of the Indian horseshoe crab, Tachypleus gigas (Muller) from Balramgari (Orissa)
In Tachypleus gigas (Muller) the fecundity varied from 1242 to 6565 with a mean of 3758±1962. Maximum fecundity was recorded in T. gigas ranging in carapace length between 161 and 170 mm. The ova diameter was between the range of 1.54 and 2.09 mm with a mean modal value of 1.81 mm. The mean number of ova per mm carapace length, per g body mass and per g ovary mass were 22±12.8, 7±2.0 and 27±3.3 respectively. Linear relationships were obtained between fecundity, carapace length, body mass and ovary mass of T. gigas.
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| Format: | article biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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1995
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| Subjects: | Biology, Fisheries, Tachypleus gigas, fecundity, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/33260 |
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