Sexual maturity, handedness and sexual dimorphism of the freshwater crab Dilocarcinus pagei in Southeastern Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.20950/1678-2305.2016v42n2p269Keywords:
allometry, gonadal maturity, morphological maturity, reproductionAbstract
This study estimated the sexual maturity of Dilocarcinus pagei Stimpson, 1861 based on relative growth and gonadal development. In addition, a possible sexual dimorphism was reported. The specimens were monthly captured from October 2005 to September 2007 in the Marimbondo/Furnas Hydroelectric Plant Reservoir, municipality of Icem in northwestern São Paulo State. Handedness was recorded for males, with the right cheliped propodus invariably longer and wider than the left. The estimated carapace width for morphological sexual maturity in males was 28.7 mm, based on the biometric relationship of the cheliped propodus length vs. carapace width; for females, this value was 24.2 mm, using the relationship of the abdominal width vs. carapace width. The size at gonadal maturity was estimated at 39.2 mm and 39.9 mm, for males and females respectively (CW50). There was not sexual dimorphism in relation to carapace width. For a crab to be able to procreate, it must reach morphological maturity and have developed gonads. Thus a minimum capture size based on the size, at which 50% of the population is considered reproductive, can ensure the continued preservation of this species.
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GREGATI, R.A.G. and NEGREIROS-FRANSOZO, M.L. 2007 Relative growth and sexual morphological sexual maturity of Chasmagnathus granulatus (Crustacea, Varunidae) from a mangrove area in southeastern brazilian coast. Ilheringia, 97: 268-272.
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LIMA, D.J.M.; COBO, V.J.; ALVES, D.F.R.; BARROS-ALVES, S.P.; FRANSOZO, V. 2013 Onset of sexual maturity and relative growth of the freshwater crab Trichodactylus fluviatilis (Trichodactyloidea) in South-Eastern Brazil. Invertebrate Reproduction and Development, 57 (2): 105-112.
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PINHEIRO, M.A.A. and TADDEI, F.G. 2005 Crescimento do caranguejo de água doce Dilocarcinus pagei Stimpson (Crustacea, Brachyura, Trichodactylidae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 22: 522-528.
SAMPEDRO, M.P.; GONZÁLES-GURRIARÁN, E.; FREIRE, J.; MUIí"˜O, R. 1999 Morphometry and sexual maturity in the spider crab Maja squinado (Decapoda: Majidae) in Galicia, Spain. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 19: 578-592.
SCALICI, M. and GHERARDI, F. 2008 Heterochely and handedness in the river crab, Potamon
potamios (Oliver, 1804) (Decapoda, Brachyura). Crustaceana, 81: 507-511.
TADDEI, F.G. and HERRERA, D.R. 2010 Crescimento do caranguejo Dilocarcinus pagei
Stimpson, 1861 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Trichodactylidae) na represa Barra Mansa,Mendonça, SP. Boletim do Instituto de Pesca, 36:99-110.
VAZZOLER, A.E.A.M. (1ªed.), 1996 Biologia da reprodução de peixes teleósteos: teorias e práticas.
Eduem, Maringá, 169p.
WARNER, G.F. 1970 Behavior of two species of grapsidae crab during intraspecific encountes.
Behavior, 36: 9-19.
ZAR, J.H. (3ªed.), 1996 Biostatistical Analysis. Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 662p
ALVES, E.S.; RODRIGUES, A.S.; PEZZUTO, P.R. 2005 Estudo do crescimento relativo de Austinixa patagoniensis (rathbun) (Decapoda, Pinnnotheridae) simbionte de Callichirus major (say) (Decapoda, Callianassidae) no mesolitoral da praia de Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 22: 784-792.
ANASTASIADOU, C.A. and LEONARDOS, I.D. 2008 Morphological variation among populations of Atyaephyra desmarestii (Millet, 1831) (Decapoda: Caridea: Atyidae) from freshwater habitats of northwester Greece. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 28: 240-247.
BAEZA, J.A. and FERNÁNDEZ, M. 2002 Active brood care in Cancer setosus (Crustacea: Decapoda): the relationship between female behavior, embryo oxygen consumption and the cost of brooding. Functional Ecology, 16: 241-251.
BARÓN, P.J.; QUIROGA, A.P.; LEAL, G.A.; GONZÁLEZ-PISANI, X. 2009 Morphological maturity of the knobbed spider crab, Leurocyclus tuberculosus (H. Milne Ewards & Lucas, 1842) (Brachyura: Majidae) in the Northen patagonian gulfs. Crustaceana, 82: 267-273.
BECK, J.T. and COWELL, B.C. 1976 Life history and ecology of the freshwater caridean shrimp, Palaemonetes paludosus (gibbes). American Midland Naturalist, 96: 52-65.
CASTIGLIONI, D.S. and NEGREIROS-FRANSOZO, M.L. 2006 Physiologic sexual maturity of the fiddler crab Uca rapax (Smith, 1870) (Crustacea, Ocypodidae) from two mangroves in Ubatuba, Brazil. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 49: 239-248.
COBO, V.J. and ALVES, D.F.R. 2009 Relative growth and sexual maturity of the spider crab, Mithrax tortugae Rathbun, 1920 (Brachyura, Mithracidae) on a continental island off the southeastern brazilian coast. Crustaceana, 82: 1265-1273.
COMEAU, M. and CONAN, G.Y. 1992 Morphometry and gonad maturity of male snow crab, Chionoecetes opilio. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 49: 2460-2468.
CONAN, G.Y.; COMEAU, M.; MORIYASU, M. 2001 Are morphometrical approaches appropriate to establish size at maturity for male American lobster, Homarus americanus? Journal of Crustacean Biology, 21: 937-947.
CONOVER, D.O. and MUNCH, S.B. 2002 Sustaining ï¬Âsheries yields over evolutionary time scales. Science, 297: 94-96.
CORGOS, A. and FREIRE, J. 2006 Morphometric and gonad maturity in the spider crab Maja brachydactyla: a comparison of methods for estimating size at maturity in species with determinate growth. Journal of Marine Science, 63: 851-859.
COSTA, T.M. and NEGREIROS-FRANSOZO, M.L. 1998 Reproductive cycle of Callinectes danae Smith, 1869 (Decapoda, Portunidae) in the Ubatuba region, Brazil. Crustaceana, 71: 615-627.
CRANE, J. 1957 Basic patterns of displays in fiddler crabs (Ocypodidae, genus Uca). Zoologica, 43: 113-130.
DANIELS, S.R. 2001 Allometric growth, handedness, and morphological variation in Potamonautes warren (Calman, 1918) (Decapoda, Brachyura, Potamonautidae) with a redescription of the species. Crustaceana, 74: 237-253.
DAVANSO, T.M.; DARIM FILHO, M.; DAVID, F.S.; TADDEI, F.G. 2007 Número de filhotes em Dilocarcinus pagei Stimpson, 1861 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Trichodactylidae) da Represa de Furnas/Marimbondo, Icém, SP. In: CONGRESSO DE ECOLOGIA DO BRASIL, 8., Caxambú, 23-28/set/2007. Anais do VIII Congresso de Ecologia do Brasil, 237p.
DAVANSO, T.M.; TADDEI, F.G.; SIMí-ES, S.M.; FRANSOZO, A.; COSTA, R.C. 2013 Population dynamics of the freshwater crab Dilocarcinus pagei in tropicalwaters in southeastern Brazil. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 33: 235-243.
FERNÁNDEZ-VERGAZ, V.; LÓPEZ-ABELLÁN, L.J.; BALGUERÍAS, E. 2000 Morphometric, functional and sexual maturity of the deep-sea red crab Chaceon affinis inhabiting canary island waters: chronology of maturation. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 204: 169-178.
GÓES, J.M. and FRANSOZO, A. 1998 Heterochely in Eriphia gonagra (Fabricius, 1781) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Xanthidae) of the rocky coast from Praia Grande, Ubatuba (SP), Brazil. Biotemas, 11: 71-80.
GOES, P.; BRANCO, J. O.; PINHEIRO, M. A. A.; BARBIERI, E.; COSTA, D.; FERNANDES, L. L. 2010 Bioecology of the uçá-crab, Ucides cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763), in Vitória Bay, Espírito Santo State, Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 58(1) 153-163.
GREGATI, R.A.G. and NEGREIROS-FRANSOZO, M.L. 2007 Relative growth and sexual morphological sexual maturity of Chasmagnathus granulatus (Crustacea, Varunidae) from a mangrove area in southeastern brazilian coast. Ilheringia, 97: 268-272.
HARTNOLL, R.G. 1974 Variation in growth pattern between some secondary sexual characters in crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura). Crustaceana, 27: 131-136.
HARTNOLL, R.G. 1978 The determination of relative growth in Crustacea. Crustaceana, 34: 282-292.
HARTNOLL, R.G. 1982 Growth, pp. 111-185. In, L. G. Abele and D. E. Bliss (eds.), The Biology of Crustacea, Vol. 2: Embryology, Morphology and Genetics. Academic Press, New York.
HARTNOLL, R.G. 2006 Reproductive investment in brachyura. Hydrobiologia, 557: 31-40.
HIROSE, G.L.; BOLLA-JíÅ¡NIOR, E.A.; NEGREIROS-FRANSOZO, M.L. 2010 Post-larval morphology, growth, and development of Uca cumulanta Crane, 1943 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Ocypodidae) under laboratory conditions. Invertebrate Reproduction and Development, 54: 95-109.
HIROSE, G.L.; FRANSOZO, V.; TROPEA, C.; LÓPEZ-GRECO, L.S.; NEGREIROS-FRANSOZO, M.L. 2013 Comparison of body size, relative growth and size at onset sexual maturity of Uca uruguayensis (Crustacea: Decapoda: Ocypodidae) from different latitudes in the South-Western Atlantic. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 93 (3): 781-788.
HUXLEY, J.S. 1950 Relative growth and form transformation. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 137: 465-469.
LIMA, D.J.M.; COBO, V.J.; ALVES, D.F.R.; BARROS-ALVES, S.P.; FRANSOZO, V. 2013 Onset of sexual maturity and relative growth of the freshwater crab Trichodactylus fluviatilis (Trichodactyloidea) in South-Eastern Brazil. Invertebrate Reproduction and Development, 57 (2): 105-112.
LIU, H.C. and LI, C.W. 2000 Reproduction in the fresh-water crab Candidiopotamon rathbunae (Brachyura: Potamidae) in Taiwan. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 20: 89-99.
MAGALHíES, C. 2001 Diversity, distribution, and habitats of the macro-invertebrate fauna of the Rio Paraguay and Rio Apa, Paraguay, with emphasis on decapod crustaceans, pp. 68-72. In: B. Chernoff, P.W. Willink and J.R. Montambault (eds.), A biological assessment of the aquatic ecosystems of the Rio Paraguay Basin, Alto Paraguay, Paraguay. RAP bulletin of biological assessment 19, Washington.
MAGALHíES, C. 2003 Famílias Pseudothelphusidae e Trichodactylidae, pp. 143-287. In: G. A. S. Melo (eds.), Manual de identificação dos Crustacea decapoda de água doce do Brasil. Edições Loyola, São Paulo.
MAGALHíES, C.; BUENO, S.L.; BOND-BUCKUP G.; VALENTI, W.C.; SILVA H.M.; KIYOHARA, F.; MOSSOLIN, E.C.; ROCHA, S. 2005 Exotic species of freshwater decapod crustaceans in the state of São Paulo, Brazil: records and possible causes of their introduction. Biodiversity Conservation, 14: 1929-1945.
MANSUR, C.B.; HEBLING, N.J.; SOUZA, J.A. 2005 Crescimento relativo de Dilocarcinus pagei Stimpson, 1861 e Sylviocarcinus australis Magalhães & Turkay (Crustacea, Decapoda, Tricodactylidae) no pantanal do Rio Paraguai, Porto Murtinho, Mato Grosso do Sul. Boletim do Instituto de Pesca, 31: 103-107.
MOURA, N.F.O. and COELHO, P.A. 2004 Maturidade sexual fisiológica em Goniopsis cruentata (latreille) (Crustacea, Brachyura, Grapsidae) no estuário do Paripe, Pernambuco, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 21: 1011-1015.
PINHEIRO, M.A.A. and FRANSOZO, A. 1993 Relative growth of speckled swimming crab Arenaeus cribrarius (Lamarck, 1818) (Brachyura, Portunidae), near Ubatuba, State of São Paulo, Brasil. Crustaceana, 65: 377-389.
PINHEIRO, M.A.A. and TADDEI, F.G. 2005 Crescimento do caranguejo de água doce Dilocarcinus pagei Stimpson (Crustacea, Brachyura, Trichodactylidae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 22: 522-528.
SAMPEDRO, M.P.; GONZÁLES-GURRIARÁN, E.; FREIRE, J.; MUIí"˜O, R. 1999 Morphometry and sexual maturity in the spider crab Maja squinado (Decapoda: Majidae) in Galicia, Spain. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 19: 578-592.
SCALICI, M. and GHERARDI, F. 2008 Heterochely and handedness in the river crab, Potamon
potamios (Oliver, 1804) (Decapoda, Brachyura). Crustaceana, 81: 507-511.
TADDEI, F.G. and HERRERA, D.R. 2010 Crescimento do caranguejo Dilocarcinus pagei
Stimpson, 1861 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Trichodactylidae) na represa Barra Mansa,Mendonça, SP. Boletim do Instituto de Pesca, 36:99-110.
VAZZOLER, A.E.A.M. (1ªed.), 1996 Biologia da reprodução de peixes teleósteos: teorias e práticas.
Eduem, Maringá, 169p.
WARNER, G.F. 1970 Behavior of two species of grapsidae crab during intraspecific encountes.
Behavior, 36: 9-19.
ZAR, J.H. (3ªed.), 1996 Biostatistical Analysis. Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 662p
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