Effects of reproductive stage and temperature on rates of oxygen consumption in Paralithodes platypus (Decapoda: Anomura)

• Published in: Journal of Crustacean Biology
• Main Authors: Romero, Maria Carolina, Tapella, Federico, Stevens, Bradley, Loren Buck, C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Blue King Crab; Brooding Cost; Oxygen Availability; Paralithodes Platypus; Respirometry; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Austral; Pacific; Argentina; Romero; blue king crab; Kodiak; Paralithodes platypus; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/13408

Paralithodes platypus is a large decapod that inhabits Alaskan and North Pacific waters. Females exhibit a biennial spawning cycle, requiring two years for production of fully mature oöcytes. We used respirometry and video recording to determine: 1) metabolic rates of brooding and post-brooding fema...