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Population structure and reproductive biology of Mesopodopsis orientalis (Crustacea: Mysida) in a tropical mangrove ecosystem in India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2011

A. Biju  and
S.U. Panampunnayil
A. Biju*
Affiliation:
National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, Dr Salim Ali Road, Ernakulam North PO, Cochin-18, Kerala, India
S.U. Panampunnayil
Affiliation:
National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre, Dr Salim Ali Road, Ernakulam North PO, Cochin-18, Kerala, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A. Biju, Research & PG Department of Zoology, St Stephen's College, Pathanapuram, Kerala, India email: bijuanio75@gmail.com
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Abstract

The population structure and biological aspects of the shallow water mysid Mesopodopsis orientalis were studied in the Versova mangrove, Mumbai, India. The monthly collections ranged from 0–2104 ind.m−3with an average of 78.6 ind.m−3. The sampled population was found in a wide range of temperature (25.5°C to 34°C) and salinities (20.3 to 37.1). Carapace length significantly correlated with total body length (P < 0.01). Mesopodopsis orientalis breed throughout the year but there is a seasonal variation in the intensity of breeding. The size of mature males and females was at maximum during the post-monsoon period. The species produced more than one generation per year and the number of embryos carried by a single female ranged from 6–18, and was correlated with female body length (R2 = 0.69). Egg size varied between 0.32 and 0.45 mm, with no correlation with length of females.

Keywords

populationreproductive traitMesopodopsis orientalismangroveIndia
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 4 , December 2011 , e43
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2011

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