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Observations on some reproductive traits ofTriops granarius(Lucas) (Crustacea: Notostraca)
✍ Scribed by S. Meintjes
- Book ID
- 104613796
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 339 KB
- Volume
- 325
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1573-5141
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✦ Synopsis
Reproductive traits of Triops granarius females were examined . Fertilization by males was a prerequisite for oviposition . Clutch size ranged from 1 to 154, and clutch frequency (per 24 hours) from 1 to 9 . Clutch size generally increased with increasing body size and increasing age . Total reproductive output was dependent upon life span, and estimated at around 200 eggs for a life span of 25 days . Clutch data indicate that T granarius may have r-selected traits .