Knowledge on maternal influences in offspring quality of decapod crustaceans is limited, especially for freshwater species. We investigated the effects of female body weight on production variables (actual fecundity, AF), morphological/morphometrical features of eggs (volume, wet and dry weights) and recently independent juveniles (size, weight), and on juvenile growth performance and survival in the freshwater crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens, 1868), under laboratory conditions. For this purpose, two groups of females were used: "large females" weighing 50-70 g; and "small females" weighing 20-35 g. The AF was the only production variable that increased with female weight. The percentage of ovigerous females also tended to incr...
The differentiation of the female reproductive system from a macroscopic and microscopic point of vi...
Some crustaceans show variations of their reproductive biology within their geographical distributio...
Monosex male culture of C. quadricarinatus is proposed for increasing yields because males reach a l...
The decline with age in components of fitness is variable among different taxa and includes changes ...
This study analyzed the quality of recently spawned eggs and of juveniles over five and six consecut...
Aquaculture activity has grown remarkably in thelast years, crustaceans being the most profitablepro...
The relationship between parental mass and female reproductive output, as well as offspring quality,...
<p>Considerable intra-specific variability in biological traits can exist in freshwater crayfishes i...
Considerable intra-specific variability in biological traits can exist in freshwater crayfishes incl...
Considerable intra-specific variability in biological traits can exist in freshwater crayfishes incl...
The aim of our research was to gather information about the reproduction cycle of Austopotamobius to...
We comprehensively describe the fecundity and time of embryonic development of the spiny-cheek crayf...
In diverse invertebrate species, sperm quantity and quality are positively correlated with male size...
Females may invest more in reproduction if they acquire mates of high phenotypic quality, because of...
In many marine species, large females tend to produce more robust offspring than small females. How...
The differentiation of the female reproductive system from a macroscopic and microscopic point of vi...
Some crustaceans show variations of their reproductive biology within their geographical distributio...
Monosex male culture of C. quadricarinatus is proposed for increasing yields because males reach a l...
The decline with age in components of fitness is variable among different taxa and includes changes ...
This study analyzed the quality of recently spawned eggs and of juveniles over five and six consecut...
Aquaculture activity has grown remarkably in thelast years, crustaceans being the most profitablepro...
The relationship between parental mass and female reproductive output, as well as offspring quality,...
<p>Considerable intra-specific variability in biological traits can exist in freshwater crayfishes i...
Considerable intra-specific variability in biological traits can exist in freshwater crayfishes incl...
Considerable intra-specific variability in biological traits can exist in freshwater crayfishes incl...
The aim of our research was to gather information about the reproduction cycle of Austopotamobius to...
We comprehensively describe the fecundity and time of embryonic development of the spiny-cheek crayf...
In diverse invertebrate species, sperm quantity and quality are positively correlated with male size...
Females may invest more in reproduction if they acquire mates of high phenotypic quality, because of...
In many marine species, large females tend to produce more robust offspring than small females. How...
The differentiation of the female reproductive system from a macroscopic and microscopic point of vi...
Some crustaceans show variations of their reproductive biology within their geographical distributio...
Monosex male culture of C. quadricarinatus is proposed for increasing yields because males reach a l...