Rhythms of larval release of decapod crustaceans in the Mira Estuary,Portugal |
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| Authors: | J Paula |
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| Institution: | (1) Departamento de Zoologia e Antropologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, P-1700 Lisboa, Portugal |
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| Abstract: | Rhythms of larval release of the most abundant decapod crustaceans in the Mira Estuary, Portugal, were observed based on plankton samples made over consecutive ebbing tides during one lunar cycle in June 1986. Most species showed a semi-lunar rhythm of larval release, centered on crepuscular high tides around the quarter moons. The study suggests that the larval-releasing activity is connected to the hour of the high tide rather than to tidal amplitude. |
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