Reproductive pattern of the freshwater prawn pseudopalaemon bouvieri (crustacea, palaemonidae) from hypo-osmotic shallow lakes of Corrientes Argentina

Pseudopalaemon bouvieri undergoes complete abbreviated development. The reproductive cycle (proportion and size of the sexually mature population and juvenile recruitment), fecundity and egg size of this prawn were examined in three subtropical shallow lakes. The reproductive cycle was seasonal;...

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Autores principales: Carnevali, Romina Patricia, Collins, Pablo A., Poi, Alicia Susana Guadalupe
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Group 2022
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Acceso en línea:http://repositorio.unne.edu.ar/handle/123456789/30692
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Sumario:Pseudopalaemon bouvieri undergoes complete abbreviated development. The reproductive cycle (proportion and size of the sexually mature population and juvenile recruitment), fecundity and egg size of this prawn were examined in three subtropical shallow lakes. The reproductive cycle was seasonal; gonadal maturation occurred during the winter, ovigerous females were abundant in the spring and breeding occurred at the end of spring. Females produced small numbers of eggs (9–55) of relatively large sizes (1.0–2.1 mm). The proportion of ovigerous females with respect to the total number of females, the fecundity and egg size differed among the lakes according to the trophic state of the environments. Pseudopalaemon bouvieri has a reproductive strategy similar to other Palaemonidae species that inhabit nutrient-poor inland waters.