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Reproductive cycle and energetic cost of reproduction of the neogastropod Buccinum undatum in the Irish Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

A. E. Kideys ,
R. D. M. Nash  and
R. G. Hartnoll
A. E. Kideys
Affiliation:
Port Erin Marine Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Isle of Man.
R. D. M. Nash
Affiliation:
Port Erin Marine Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Isle of Man.
R. G. Hartnoll
Affiliation:
Port Erin Marine Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Isle of Man.
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The annual reproductive cycle and cost of reproduction of the common whelk, Buccinum undatum L. (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) were studied off Douglas, south-east of the Isle of Man. Sexual maturity was reached at 60–70 mm shell length. Two years of laboratory observation and field data indicated an autumn to mid-winter breeding season. Egg-laying occurred in the laboratory mainly between December and January, and hatching of juveniles between April and early May, 3–5 months after spawning. The cycles of testis and ovary development were very similar, especially during the breeding period. The annual energy invested in reproduction was estimated to be at least 4.1 kj m-2. The investment by females (3.84 kj m-2 y-1) was much greater than by males (0.26 kj m-2 y-1).

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 73 , Issue 2 , May 1993 , pp. 391 - 403
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1993

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