Size composition and sex ratio of Anadara tuberculosa and Anadara similis in a mangrove reserve from the northwest of Ecuador
Shell length frequency distribution (SLFD) and sex ratio of a subpopulation of the mangrove cockles Anadara tuberculosa and Anadara similis were analyzed from natural beds in the Cayapas-Mataje Ecological Mangrove Reserve, Ecuador. The SLFD was different between sexes for both species; females were larger than males. Subpopulations of A. tuberculosa and A. similis were dominated by females throughout the year. The overall sex ratio was 2.6:1 (female: male), although with variations in the monthly samples, from 1.2:1 to 5.9:1 in A. tuberculosa and 1.9:1 to 5.3:1 in A. similis. Possibly, these results may be due to differential growth rate between sexes and environmental factors along the year.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
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Universidad de Valparaíso. Facultad de Ciencias del Mar
2010
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-19572010000300021 |
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