On the reproduction of the Mediterranean keystone limpetPatella rustica: histological overview
| Autor: | Tatjana Dobroslavić, Stijepo Ljubimir, Branko Glamuzina, Ivana Prusina, Daria Ezgeta-Balić |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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endocrine system
Gonad Patella rustica reproduction gonad histology oocyte size sexual maturity Adriatic Sea biology urogenital system Ecology media_common.quotation_subject Limpet Zoology Aquatic Science Rustica biology.organism_classification medicine.anatomical_structure Reproductive biology medicine Sexual maturity Reproduction Development of the gonads media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 94:1651-1660 |
| ISSN: | 1469-7769 0025-3154 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0025315414000976 |
| Popis: | The reproductive cycle of the high shore limpetPatella rusticais described based on histological analysis as the primary method of staging gonad development. Sex-ratios, shell length at sexual maturity, gonad developmental stages, mean gonad index and oocyte size were investigated. Males and females were found to differ in size distribution, with females becoming more prevalent from ~28 mm onwards. The estimated shell length at which 50% of males were sexually mature was 13.1 mm.Patella rusticahas only one reproductive cycle per year with a spawning peak between November and December for both sexes, and gonad redevelopment from January. First data on the size–frequency analysis of oocytes for this species are also presented, concurring with the qualitative analysis of the gonad developmental stages. This study presents updated information on the reproductive cycle of this keystone species and provides the first account of the reproductive biology ofP. rusticain the Adriatic Sea. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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