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Aspects of the Reproductive Activity of Penaeus semisulcatus de Haan along the Southeastern Coast of the Mediterranean
Author(s) -
Shlagman A.,
Lewinsohn CH.,
Tom M.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
marine ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.668
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1439-0485
pISSN - 0173-9565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0485.1986.tb00145.x
Subject(s) - spermatophore , fecundity , biology , mediterranean climate , reproduction , population , reproductive biology , ovary , penaeus , zoology , moulting , ecology , mediterranean sea , sperm , crustacean , fishery , shrimp , larva , endocrinology , embryogenesis , botany , mating , embryo , demography , sociology
. Reproductive parameters of the females of Penaeus semisulcatus regarding the process of ovary maturation, the degree of synchronization of the ova maturation stage within an ovary, the correlation between female length and both maturity and fecundity, as well as the relationship between moulting, copulation and ovarian maturity stage were investigated. The seasonal and spatial pattern of the reproduction of the female population of P. semisulcatus along the southeastern coast of the Mediterranean was determined. Average ova diameter, morphological appearance of the ova, presence of sperm, characteristics of the spermatophore, and hardness of the cuticle were used in order to study the above parameters.