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Provedor de dados: | 37
País: | Colombia
Título: | NOTES ON THE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF Sudanonautes floweri (DE MAN, 1901; CRUSTACEA: BRACHYURA: POTAMOIDEA: POTAMONAUTIDAE) IN RIVER OGBOMWEN, SOUTHERN NIGERIA
Autores: | ARIMORO,FRANCIS O; OROGUN,ENAKEME O.
Data: | 2008-04-01
Ano: | 2008
Palavras-chave: | Sudanonautes floweri; Condition factor; Growth; Gonadosomatic index; Fecundity; River Ogbomwen.
Resumo: | Investigation into some aspects of the biology and ecology of the freshwater crab, Sudanonautes floweri (De Man, 1901) in River Ogbomwen, Edo State, southern, Nigeria was carried out between February and July 2006. The study revealed that the crab species were widespread and abundant in the river. Abundance in terms of number and biomass was more during the wet season with at a peak in the months of June and July. The crab grew allometrically attaining a maximum total length and weight of 11.5 cm and 65 g respectively. The condition factor ranged from 8.60-9.45. These values did not vary with size and sex of the crab but showed seasonal variations. Females of Sudanonautes floweri were more abundant although not significantly different from the expected 1:1 ratio. There were some sexually matured females with stages III gonad development. Fecundity estimate ranged from 400 to 650 eggs. The gonadosomatic index varied between 14.97 and 24.11%. Feeding habits varied slightly with size with larger sized crabs feeding on more and varied food particles. Generally, Sudanonautes floweri fed predominantly on detritus, crustaceans, fish, algae, filaments, diatoms and sand grains.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-548X2008000100004
Editor: | Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Acta Biológica Colombiana  v.13 n.1 2008
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess