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Life history and population dynamics of an estuarine amphipod, Eriopisa chilkensis Chilton (Gammaridae)

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Title Life history and population dynamics of an estuarine amphipod, Eriopisa chilkensis Chilton (Gammaridae)
 
Creator Aravind, N.P.
Sheeba, P.
Nair, K.K.C.
Achuthankutty, C.T.
 
Subject population dynamics
life history
life cycle
controlled conditions
salinity effects
temperature effects
mangrove swamps
Eriopisa chilkensis
Amphipoda
 
Description The life cycle of the gammarid amphipod Eriopisa chilkensis Chilton from the Cochin estuary, south west coast of India, has been studied for the first time under laboratory conditions. Amphipods, especially gammarids, are used as potential live feed in fish culture. Eriopisa chilkensis can withstand wide variations in salinity (5-35) and temperature (27.5 - 34 degrees C) of the medium. It was cultured in un-aerated finger bowls using dried algal matter (Chara sp.) as food. The life span of females was found to be higher (maximum: 220 days) than males (maximum: 175 days). Females were iteroparous and attained sexual maturity within 39.3 + or - 6 days (mean + or - SD), whereas males matured within 26.5 + or - 5.6 days. Number of broods in a life span ranged from 4 to 7. The maximum number of juveniles produced in a single brood was 29 and the maximum number of juveniles produced by a single female over a lifetime was 139. The duration of embryonic development was 12 + or - 2.45 days. The population dynamics of E. chilkensis was studied based on monthly sampling, over one year from the mangrove swamps of Puduvypin. It occurred in varying densities in the epifaunal community (21 - 1583 ind. M sup(-2). Extrapolation of laboratory data to the field suggests that E. chilkensis in Cochin estuary (Kerala, India) has a multivoltine life cycle.
 
Date 2008-01-30T13:51:12Z
2008-01-30T13:51:12Z
2007
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Vol.74; 87-95p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/689
 
Language en
 
Publisher Elsevier