Underground mating in the fiddler crab Uca tetragonon: the association between female life history traits and male mating tactics

Koga, Tsunenori; Murai, Minoru; Goshima, Seiji; Poovachiranon, Sombat

doi:10.1016/s0022-0981(00)00154-4

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“…Other reports have emphasized that U. pugilator (see Christy and Salmon 1984) and U. lactea (see Koga et al 2000) incubate their eggs underground and do not feed during this period.…”

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“…Most ocypodid crabs from temperate regions show seasonal reproduction, e.g., U. lactea, U. pugilator, U. pugnax, Macrophthalmus japonicus, Scopimera globosa and Ilyoplax stevensi (see Greenspan 1982, Christy and Salmon 1984, Henmi 1989, Snowden et al 1991, Koga et al 2000. Even some subtropical crab species can show seasonal reproduction: Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 (see Flores and Negreiros-Fransozo 1998) and Uca rapax (Smith, 1870) (see Castiglioni et al 2007).…”

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“…Because the molt is a critical period, crabs remain inside the burrows to prevent attacks by predators (Hyatt and Salmon 1978, Christy and Salmon 1984, Salmon 1987, Atkinson and Taylor 1988, Koga et al 2000.…”

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Population and reproductive biology of the crab Uca burgersi (Crustacea: Ocypodidae) in three subtropical mangrove forests

Benetti¹,

Costa²

2005

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Population and reproductive biology were studied in three populations of the crab Uca burgersi Holthuis, 1967, in the Indaiá, Cavalo and Ubatumirim mangrove forests (Ubatuba, São Paulo State, Brazil). Crabs were collected during low tide (August 2001 through July 2002), by digging the sediment, with a standard capture effort (two persons for 30 min.). Carapace width was measured, and gonad developmental stage was recorded from all specimens. U. burgersi was most abundant in the Cavalo mangrove, where the largest male was found. Juvenile crabs were found year-round at all three sites. However, the ratio of ovigerous females was very low, even null in the Cavalo mangrove. The gonad development rate indicated that U. burgersi was reproducing continuously, but more intensively during spring and summer, with recruitment occurring in winter. The synchrony between the populational and reproductive biology in the three areas showed that local features were not the limiting factors. It is suggested that this species is a habitat generalist. Rev. Biol. Trop. 55 (Suppl. 1): 55-70. Epub 2007 June, 29.

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“…Other reports have emphasized that U. pugilator (see Christy and Salmon 1984) and U. lactea (see Koga et al 2000) incubate their eggs underground and do not feed during this period.…”

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Population and reproductive biology of the crab Uca burgersi (Crustacea: Ocypodidae) in three subtropical mangrove forests

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Costa²

2005

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“…It did not happen with narrow front females that reproduce inside female burrows and show small progenies (Christy and Salmon, 1991). Koga et al (2000) analyzed Ocypodidae fecundity and found that the production of big progenies could not be continuous (because of food scarcity, desiccation and egg vulnerability). Females with small progenies, however, reproduced continuously.…”

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Reproductive pattern comparison of Uca thayeri Rathbun, 1900 and U. uruguayensis Nobili, 1901 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Ocypodidae)

Costa

Silva

Negreiros-Fransozo

2006

Braz. arch. biol. technol.

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“…The reproductive aspects and fecundity in brachyurans have been treated for different families (Costa et al, 2006;César et al, 2007). Koga et al (2000) analysed fecundity in different ocypodids and found that the production of large broods was not continuous (because of food scarcity, desiccation and egg vulnerability), while in species with small broods females tend to reproduce continuously. Santos (1978) defined fecundity as the number of eggs laid by one female per spawning.…”

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Population structure and fecundity in Uca virens Salmon y Atsaides, 1968 (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) in southern Tamiahua Lagoon, Veracruz, Mexico

Castillo

Pérez

Alonso

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ABSTRACT. Fiddler crabs are common decapods of intertidal zones; thirteen species have been reported along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, inhabiting different zones. For the southern region of the Tamiahua Lagoon, Veracruz, Mexico, five species have been identified: Uca panacea, U. rapax, U. spinicarpa, U. virens and U. vocator particularly in the southern region of the Tamiahua Lagoon, Veracruz, Mexico. Here we analysed the fecundity of U. virens in 25 ovigerous females out of 387 individuals collected between December 2008 and December 2009 during eight field trips and from five collection sites. Morphological measurements like carapace length (CL) and carapace width (CW), and total wet weight (TWW) for all individuals collected were taken, and total egg number was counted for ovigerous females. The total population was divided in nine size class intervals. Total egg number varied between 3,617 and 41,099. Egg number increased with CW (ranging from 9.0 to 18.6 mm CW) and TWW. Values of fecundity observed for U. virens in Tamiahua Lagoon vs other Uca species were similar to results reported in literature.

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Underground mating in the fiddler crab Uca tetragonon: the association between female life history traits and male mating tactics

Cited by 28 publications

References 27 publications

Population and reproductive biology of the crab Uca burgersi (Crustacea: Ocypodidae) in three subtropical mangrove forests

Population and reproductive biology of the crab Uca burgersi (Crustacea: Ocypodidae) in three subtropical mangrove forests

Reproductive pattern comparison of Uca thayeri Rathbun, 1900 and U. uruguayensis Nobili, 1901 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Ocypodidae)

Population structure and fecundity in Uca virens Salmon y Atsaides, 1968 (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) in southern Tamiahua Lagoon, Veracruz, Mexico

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