Maturity, Mating, and Egg Laying in the Spider Crab, Chionoecetes opilio
Morphometric measurements and gonad examination of the spider crab, Chionoecetes opilio, showed that 50% maturity occurred at about 57 and 50 mm carapace width for males and females, with minimum sizes at maturity of 51 (males) and 47 mm (females). Both sexes were mature at sizes considerably below...
| Published in: | Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1970
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f70-181 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f70-181 |