Latitudinal variation in the reproductive biology of the commensal crab <i>Pinnaxodes chilensis</i> (Decapoda: Pinnotheridae) along the Chilean coast

dc.contributor.authorLardies, MA
dc.contributor.authorCastilla, JC
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T01:30:37Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T01:30:37Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractThe pinnotherid crab Pinnaxodes chilensis is a common commensal of the edible sea urchin Loxechinus albus along the Chilean coast. Several aspects of the reproductive biology of P. chilensis were examined between April and June 1999, along temperature and salinity gradients, at three sampling sites along the Chilean coast (23degrees45'S-39degrees24'S). Results demonstrated significant differences in egg number, egg volume, dry egg weight, and reproductive output of ovigerous females, between the Studied populations of northern and central-southern Chile. Egg volume, egg dry weight, and reproductive output of females decreased from high to low latitudes, while egg number increased from high to low latitudes, exhibiting a clear trade-off with egg volume. It has been shown that changes in environmental conditions (e.g. temperature, salinity) along a latitudinal gradient, can generate clines in reproductive characteristics in both free-living and parasitic species.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.eissn1432-1793
dc.identifier.issn0025-3162
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/96834
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000173168700012
dc.issue.numero6
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final1133
dc.pagina.inicio1125
dc.revistaMarine biology
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.ods14 Life Below Water
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.subject.odspa14 Vida submarina
dc.titleLatitudinal variation in the reproductive biology of the commensal crab <i>Pinnaxodes chilensis</i> (Decapoda: Pinnotheridae) along the Chilean coast
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen139
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sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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