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Effect of temperature on the duration of reproductive cycles of female Caprella mutica (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in the laboratory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 August 2009

Takashi Hosono
Takashi Hosono*
Affiliation:
Marine Bioresource Science, Division of Marine Bioresource and Environmental Science, Graduate School of Fisheries Science, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Japan
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: T. Hosono, Ecologically Related Species Section, Tropical Tuna Resources Division, National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, 5-7-1, Shimizu-orido, Shizuoka 424-8633, Japan email: thosono@affrc.go.jp
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Abstract

To quantitatively assess the fecundity of female Caprella mutica (Crustacea: Amphipoda), an invasive caprellid species in numerous regions of the world, I reared pairs of adult C. mutica under four different temperature regimes (5, 10, 15 and 20°C) and measured the moulting interval, oviposition interval, oviposition–hatch period, and oviposition–juvenile emergence period. Concurrently, I examined changes in the number of eggs per oviposition and hatching success at the different temperatures, and clarified the timing of events from oviposition to juvenile emergence at all temperatures. The findings showed that this species reproduces at temperatures ranging from 5 to 20°C. Moulting interval was closely correlated with oviposition interval, becoming longer at lower temperatures. Similarly, the mean oviposition–juvenile emergence period was also longer at lower temperatures. Eggs developed normally at 15 and 20°C but showed decreased viability at 5 or 10°C. The number of eggs produced per oviposition did not vary with rearing temperature. These findings indicated that reproduction in female C. mutica in the field was frequent with short intervals between oviposition events when temperatures exceeded 15°C. Conversely, at temperatures below 10°C, reproduction was less frequent, resulting in markedly reduced reproductive rate and an increased probability of unusual egg development.

Keywords

Caprella muticareproductioninvasive species
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e140
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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Present address: Ecologically Related Species Section, Tropical Tuna Resources Division, National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, 5-7-1, Shimizu-orido, Shizuoka 424-8633, Japan

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