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dc.contributor.authorBiju, A.
dc.contributor.authorGireesh, R.
dc.contributor.authorJayalakshmi, K.J.
dc.contributor.authorHaridevi, C.K.
dc.contributor.authorPanampunnayil, S.U.
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-29T06:36:25Z
dc.date.available2009-07-29T06:36:25Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.citationCrustaceana, vol.82(8); 981-996
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3379
dc.description.abstractSeasonal abundance, life history, and biochemical composition of Mesopodopsis orientalis were investigated based on samples collected over a period of one year in a tropical estuary, i.e., Cochin backwater. M. orientalis was recorded throughout the year and its peak abundance was observed during the monsoon period. The species produced more than one generation per year. The number of embryos carried by a single female ranged from 7 to 12, and was correlated with female length (P < 0.05), tending to increase with the size of the female. Egg size varied between 0.39 and 0.47 mm, with no correlation with length of the female, and size difference was observed in the same brood. Males and females attain sexual maturity after reaching a total length of 5 mm and 4.5 mm, respectively. With the exception of chlorophyll a, the environmental parameters, dissolved oxygen, salinity, pH, and water temperature do not have much influence on population density. The biochemical composition of the species reveals its high nutritional quality.Mature males and females showed higher protein contents than other stages, while carbohydrate content was high in immature stages, and lipid content was high in brooding females
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKoninklijke Brill
dc.rightsCopyright [2009]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subjectmarine crustaceans
dc.subjectbiochemical composition
dc.subjectseasonal variations
dc.subjectreproductive behaviour
dc.subjecttropical environment
dc.subjectMesopodopsis orientalis
dc.titleSeasonal abundance, ecology, reproductive biology, and biochemical composition of Mesopodopsis orientalis W.M. Tattersall (Mysidacea) from a tropical estuary (Cochin Backwater) in India
dc.typeJournal Article


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