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The Oogenic Cycle of Nereis Diversicolor Under Natural Conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

C. Mettam ,
V. Santhanam  and
M. S. C. Havard
C. Mettam
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University College, Cardiff, CF1 1XL
V. Santhanam
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University College, Cardiff, CF1 1XL
M. S. C. Havard
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University College, Cardiff, CF1 1XL
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Until recently, the most detailed and widely quoted account of the life cycle and reproductive biology of Nereis diversicolor O. F. Müller was that of Dales (1950; 1951) for a population in the Thames Estuary followed for a single season. The study combined a periodic analysis of the population structure with assessment of reproductive maturity, by gamete analysis of individual worms, and a record of larval recruitment. The conclusions reached were that worms grew to maturity in one year, spawning in February, but that some survived up to a maximum life span of 18 months.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 62 , Issue 3 , August 1982 , pp. 637 - 645
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1982

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