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The reproductive biology and ecology of Gammarus duebeni (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in southern England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2009

Martin Sheader
Martin Sheader
Affiliation:
Department of Oceanography, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO9 5NH
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Abstract

A study was made of the life cycle and reproductive ecology of Gammarus duebeni in the Test Estuary on the south coast of England. The species is towards the southern limit of its distributional range in the north-east Atlantic, which results in breeding continuing throughout much of the year. The breeding strategy employed was found to vary with season. The size of eggs produced and the rate of egg production were both temperature dependent, whereas the proportion of production expended on eggs and the number of eggs per brood, although probably influenced by temperature appeared to be controlled by food availability and female size. Factors affecting the mortality of eggs within the marsupium and breeding synchrony were considered in relation to season. The life cycle consisted of two major overlapping generations.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 63 , Issue 3 , August 1983 , pp. 517 - 540
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1983

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