Reproductive and larval biology of the sub-Antarctic hermit crab Pagurus comptus reared in the laboratory

• Published in: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
• Main Authors: Lovrich, Gustavo Alejandro, Thatje, Sven
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press
• Subjects: ANOMURA; LARVAE; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Argentina; Austral; Gustavo; Sven; Antarc*; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/161798

Fecundity, hatching rhythm, and the planktotrophic larval development of the hermit crab Pagurus comptus from sub-Antarctic waters of the Beagle Channel (Tierra del Fuego) were studied under controlled laboratory conditions of temperature, light cycle, food supply, and salinity. Fecundity was low, r...