Reproductive cycles and mating capacity in male American lobsters (Homarus americanus)

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• 作者：Susan L. Waddy¹ ; ^{lobstergirl@outlook.com} ; ^{Susan.Waddy@dfo-mpo.gc.ca} ; Nathaniel Feindel² ; ^{Nathaniel.Feindel@novascotia.ca} ; Natalie Hamilton-Gibson³ ; ^{Natalie.Hamilton-Gibson@inspection.gc.ca} ; David E. Aiken⁴ ; Vicky Merritt ^{Vicky.Merritt@dfo-mpo.gc.ca} ; Nicole Leavitt ^{nicoleleavitt@live.ca}
• 关键词：American lobster ; Homarus ; Mating ; Male reproductive cycle ; Insemination ; Spermatophore
• 刊名：Fisheries Research
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：186
• 期：part_P1
• 页码：358-366
• 全文大小：1480 K
• 卷排序：186

文摘

Reproduction in male American lobsters is cyclic. Almost all inseminations occur in molt stage early D0 (seteogenic stages 1.0–1.5). Males can inseminate as many as 54 females in one mating season. Hydration causes a rapid increase in the weight of extruded spermatophores.