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The spatial pattern of Cyprideis torosa (Jones, 1850)(Crustacea: Ostracoda)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Carlo Heip
Carlo Heip
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, State University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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Abstract

The spatial pattern of the ostracod Cyprideis torosa (Jones, 1850) is aggregated and can be described by the negative binomial distribution. The fit of the observed distribution to the negative binomial is less well for the total number of females because females that are not carrying eggs tend to be independently distributed from both females carrying eggs and males. The aggregations are roughly circular with a radius of about 13 cm and may be themselves aggregated. A method to picture the aggregations is described.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 56 , Issue 1 , February 1976 , pp. 179 - 189
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1976

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