Population biology and feeding habits of the nephropid lobster Metanephrops thomsoni (Bate, 1888) in the East China Sea.
J Environ Biol
;
2008 Jul; 29(4): 453-6
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-113655
ABSTRACT
Population biology and feeding habits of the nephropidlobsterMetanephrops thomsoni (Bate) was studied from a field survey sampled with bottom trawls in the East China Sea. The female/male ratio was 1.061. Three size-class groups were discriminated for both sexes, which may correspond to one to three year-old cohorts. The average stage fecundity was 471 in each brood. Larger than two-year-size-class females are multi broods during the breeding season. Gut analysis showed that this lobster is a common camivore and mainly consume crustaceans and fishes, regardless of sex and carapace length size.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Ovum
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Seasons
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Sex Ratio
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Oceans and Seas
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Female
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Male
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China
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Population Dynamics
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Body Size
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Diet
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Environ Biol
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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