Parvizi, Elaheh and Naderloo, Reza and Keikhosravi, Alireza and Schubart, Christoph D. (2017) Life history traits and patterns of sexual dimorphism in the freshwater crab Potamon ibericum (Bieberstein, 1809) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae) from the western Alborz Mountains, Iran. JOURNAL OF CRUSTACEAN BIOLOGY, 37 (3). pp. 323-331. ISSN 0278-0372, 1937-240X
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The assessment of life history traits can help to better understand the population dynamics of the respective species. We present some life history traits of the freshwater crab Potamon ibericum (Bieberstein, 1809) from the western Alborz Mountains, Iran. Carapace size at the onset of morphometric maturity was estimated using the breakpoint of the relative growth of the chela and abdomen in males and females, respectively, by implementing piecewise linear regressions. In order to quantify variations in the estimated breakpoint, a bootstrap resampling method was applied. Allometric trajectories of chelar dimensions were also applied to juveniles and adults. Sexual size dimorphism was evaluated using the dimensions of the carapace and chelae, and patterns of the carapace shape dimorphism were investigated by implementing geometric morphometric analysis. The results showed that females reach morphometric maturity at smaller sizes than males, which could be of advantage in the fluctuating environment of their freshwater habitat in order to mate as soon as possible and increase fecundity. Positive allometric trends in the length of the major chela was observed in adults of both sexes, and the possible adaptive forces on the evolution of this pattern are discussed. Results of sexual dimorphism analyses confirmed male-biased sexual size dimorphism and functional adaptation of carapace shape in both sexes.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | MALE-MALE COMPETITION; RELATIVE GROWTH; MORPHOMETRIC-ANALYSIS; POPULATION-STRUCTURE; FLUVIATILE DECAPODA; ALLOMETRIC GROWTH; BODY-SIZE; MATURITY; CRUSTACEA; PORTUNIDAE; allometry; carapace dimensions; chelar dimensions; geometric morphometrics; maturity; relative growth |
| Subjects: | 500 Science > 570 Life sciences |
| Divisions: | Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Zoologie > Zoologie/Evolutionsbiologie (Prof. Dr. Jürgen Heinze) |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2018 13:10 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Feb 2019 14:50 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/921 |
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