Effects of climate‐induced water temperature changes on the life history of brachyuran crabs

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1211-1216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad N. Azra ◽  
Mohd Amran Aaqillah‐Amr ◽  
Mhd Ikhwanuddin ◽  
Hongyu Ma ◽  
Khor Waiho ◽  
...  
1971 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 563-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. McLachlan ◽  
L. C.-M. Chen ◽  
T. Edelstein ◽  
J. S. Craigie

The life history of Phaeosaccion collinsii Farlow, a species which is known from a single locality in Nova Scotia, has been completed in culture. There was no indication of a sexual phase and zoospores gave rise directly to the tubular thallus. Completion of the life history occurred at 5 °C only. At higher temperatures spores failed to germinate, or growth and differentiation were suppressed. Light intensities exceeding 100 ft-c inhibited spore germination, although growth and differentiation were not similarly affected. In nature mature plants occur sublittorally, and are present only in spring when the water temperature is around 5 °C. Zoospore flagellation is of the typical heterokont type with the flimmer bearing bilateral hairs. On this basis P. collinsii can be placed either in the Chrysophyceae or Phaeophyceae.


2005 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 1357-1362
Author(s):  
Satoquo SEINO ◽  
Makoto HIGASHINO ◽  
Tohru TAKAMI ◽  
Hanae HIRASHIMA ◽  
Yoshiaki NAKASHIGE ◽  
...  

1982 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michèle Paquette ◽  
Bernadette Pinel-Alloul

A study of the life history of the three principal copepods (Skistodiaptomus oregonensis, Tropocyclops prasinus, Cyclops scutifer) in Lake Cromwell, Québec, demonstrated that these species are multivoltine. Skistodiaptomus oregonensis and T. prasinus have analogous life cycle strategies with two cohorts produced annually and active winter diapause as instar CV and adult; however, their reproductive periods are 2 months apart (May and July). Cyclops scutifer has two summer cohorts and a winter cohort without active diapause. The development times of cohorts are strongly related to water temperature but food availability and water oxygenation could also be of decisive importance for the development of summer cohorts.


1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 1402-1411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre Dumont ◽  
Réjean Fortin

The life history of lake whitefish in lakes Nathalie (53°27′ N; 77°27′ W) and Hélène (53°27′ N; 77°31′W) was studied between June 1974 and November 1975. The age of 840 specimens was determined from the scales. Growth rates are very slow, compared only with those of dwarf whitefish of certain North American lakes. Food varies with the length of the fish and with the season of the year. Main food items are aquatic insects (larvae and adults), mollusks, and small fishes. In 1975, spawning occurred in late October (water temperature: 4 °C), at depths of 2–4 m; substrates utilized were sand, gravel, and boulders. Spawning lasted less than 2 weeks. Males mature at 390 mm (age 8) and females at 400 mm (age 9). Lake Nathalie whitefish (N = 41) show a low relative fecundity (17 980 eggs/kg). In the fall of 1974, the population density of Lake Nathalie whitefish 350 mm and longer was estimated at 839 individuals (0.72 kg/ha).


Author(s):  
Taiga Kunishima ◽  
Risa Iwamoto ◽  
Midori Iida ◽  
Katsunori Tachihara

The genus Acanthogobius of gobiioid fish has been reported for six species from East Asia, and inhabits estuarine and coastal waters. Within this genus, Acanthogobius insularis is an endangered and endemic goby in the Amami-oshima and Okinawa-jima Islands, southern Japan, and its range is restricted to the lowermost course of a few river basins. Basic knowledge on this species is scarce in spite of its vulnerable conservation status. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the life history of A. insularis. Monthly sampling was conducted at five stations in the Taiho River, Okinawa-jima Island, from November 2014 to November 2015. Monthly standard length (SL) distributions were unimodal except in April during the recruiting period, suggesting that A. insularis is an annual species. Analysis of the gonadosomatic index and histological observations of the ovaries revealed that this species spawns from January to May. The beginning of the spawning season seems to be related to a decline in water temperature in December. Growth rates appeared to be lower from April to December and higher in winter months. From monthly collections, A. insularis was found to move upstream with growth, and gather at spawning grounds during the reproductive season. Acanthogobius insularis might be threatened by increasing water temperature due to climate change, since low water temperatures appear to be important for their reproduction and growth. Moreover, habitat diversity, from tidal flats for recruiting grounds to upstream sites with cobbles for spawning, is needed to complete their life cycle, and should be conserved.


1990 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
S H Lee ◽  
J Y Chai ◽  
S T Hong ◽  
W M Sohn
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