Ageing and longevity in the Decapoda (Crustacea): A review

Vogt, Günter

doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2011.05.003

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“…Alternatives proposed for estimating the age of crustaceans (see Vogt, 2012) include the use of stable isotope ratios in calcareous skeletons (Le Foll et al, 1989), the concentration of lipofuscin pigments in the brain (Sheehy, 1990; o n l y Belchier et al, 1998;Bluhm and Brey, 2001;Maxwell et al, 2007) and the structure of the infra-cerebral organ (Bazin, 1970). All these methods require the sacrifice of individuals, which would not be acceptable in an endangered species like A. pallipes.…”

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Estimating age composition in Alpine native populations of Austropotamobius pallipes complex

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“…Previous studies demonstrated a high variability in growth parameters of A. pallipes complex (Lowery, 1988) and growth rate affected by latitude (Vogt, 2012) showing that the former increases with a decrease of the latter . Generally the growth rate of crayfish is slow at low temperature, so growth slows or ceases in winter.…”

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Estimating age composition in Alpine native populations of Austropotamobius pallipes complex

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“…They are physiologically and structurally diverse across marine and freshwater environment. Their importance are diverse, this type of decapods are used as biological models and are highly edible for consumptions [1,2]. Crabs have flourish to be a predominant icon in the invertebrate fauna because of their ubiquitous in some part of the world including marine, freshwater and terrestrial environment [3].…”

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“…Measurement of the size-frequency is one of most widely used method for growth pattern especially in the wild. This method gives more information about the ecological status of the species in the mangrove habitat [2]. The mangrove of the Lagos lagoon plays an important role on the diversity of the crab species, though various impacts have pose alarm on the environment which also affects the distribution of other important fauna and flora community of the ecosystem.…”

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Size and Growth of Cardiosoma armatum and Cardiosoma guanhumi as Ecological Parameters for Mangrove Ecosystem

Olalekan¹,

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Pr³

2015

J Marine Sci Res Dev

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“…Vogt (2012) identified that of the decapod crustaceans that have been reliably aged, longevity ranges from between 40 d for a planktonic shrimp (Lucifer faxoni) and 72 yr in the European lobster Homarus gammarus. Vogt (2012) noted that the average rate for decapod crustaceans was between 1 and 10 yr. Of the terrestrial land crabs that have been reliably aged, the brachyuran Cardisoma guanhumi and the anomuran Coenobita clypeatus have been estimated to live to 20 and 30 yr, respectively (Burggren & McMahon 1988, Linton & Greenaway 1997, Vogt 2012.Our study shows that negative or zero growth is a common occurrence in wild populations of Birgus latro on Christmas Island. Fletcher et al (1990a) noted that 30% of the crabs that moulted in captivity recorded zero growth while 20% had negative growth.…”

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Factors influencing growth of giant terrestrial robber crab Birgus latro (Anomura: Coenobitidae) on Christmas Island

Drew¹,

Smith²,

Hansson³

2013

Aquat. Biol.

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Birgus latro has significant conservation and socio-economic importance throughout its range, yet very little is known about its growth in its natural habitat. An extensive markrecapture program was undertaken on Christmas Island, Australia, in which over 1440 individual crabs were uniquely identified using passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags. Over 18% of the tagged population was recaptured at least once and remeasured, providing substantial information on growth of B. latro. Our results show that in its natural setting B. latro is a very slow-growing species. Individuals commonly experience conditions that result in zero or negative growth. Sex, size, and injury all strongly influence the crab's moult increment. Males approached zero growth at around 65 mm in thoracic length (TL), while growth in females started to plateau at around 50 mm TL. Injury frequently led to negative growth, particularly in individuals that had lost a claw and/or multiple limbs -presumably due to a loss of foraging opportunities or access to other resources and a redistribution of available energy into limb regrowth. Our study indicates that previous growth curves do not adequately describe the growth of B. latro in its natural setting and that individual crabs may live over 30 yr longer than previously predicted, with large crabs likely to be over 100 years old. This may have serious implications for the long-term conservation of the species in the face of continuing exploitation. KEY WORDS: Birgus latro · Growth · Moult increment · Mark-recapture · PIT tag · ConservationResale or republication not permitted without written consent of the publisher Aquat Biol 19: 129-141, 2013 Robertson 1991) have attempted to maintain Birgus latro in captivity in order to monitor moult increment and moult frequency in a controlled environment. However, most studies on crabs > 30 mm thoracic length (TL) were deemed unsuccessful as crabs either did not moult before dying in captivity or the majority of moulted individuals had negative or zero growth. Smaller crabs held in captivity grew well, providing some good early growth information, but most studies terminated the experiments after 2.5 yr (Held 1963, Reese & Kinzie 1968, well before the crabs reached sexual maturity; believed to be at around 24.5 to 32 mm TL in females , 22.2 mm TL in males ) and at ca. 5 to 10 yr of age, as determined by the growth curve provided by Fletcher et al. (1990a).A number of mark-recapture studies have been undertaken on Birgus latro in an attempt to improve knowledge of their growth in a natural setting, but with limited success (see Drew et al. 2010 for a review). One of the primary problems with markrecapture programs has been the inability of the mark to be retained through ecdysis (Drew et al. 2012); external tags are lost during the moult process. Fletcher et al. (1989) attempted to alleviate the problem of retaining marks post-moult by using heat and freeze branding methods, enabling them to identify individual crabs for up to 3 yr. However, ...

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Ageing and longevity in the Decapoda (Crustacea): A review

Cited by 127 publications

References 191 publications

Estimating age composition in Alpine native populations of Austropotamobius pallipes complex

Estimating age composition in Alpine native populations of Austropotamobius pallipes complex

Size and Growth of Cardiosoma armatum and Cardiosoma guanhumi as Ecological Parameters for Mangrove Ecosystem

Factors influencing growth of giant terrestrial robber crab Birgus latro (Anomura: Coenobitidae) on Christmas Island

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