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The Occurrence, Ecology and Life History of Tigriopus fulvus (Fischer)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

James H. Fraser
James H. Fraser
Affiliation:
Leverhulme Fellow, University College of Hull.
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The peculiar and exacting environment of Tigriopus fulvus is discussed and a census of Tigriopus from a series of pools in the Isle of Man is given.

Experiments have been made determining the resistance of Tigriopus to desiccation and its revival in favourable circumstances.

The life history has been worked out, times taken in development noted, and the various stages compared and contrasted with those described by Guiglia.

Sex can be determined at the fourth copepodid stage. Females are normally fertilised as fifth copepodids, but the males are not functional until the adult stage. A single female may produce several egg sacs giving rise to living nauplii from a single fertilisation.

There is no evidence for parthenogenesis.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , March 1936 , pp. 523 - 536
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1936

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