Embryonic development time of Penilia avirostris Dana, 1852 in a tropical bay in Brazil.
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Development time of embryos in the brood pouch of the cladoceran Penilia avirostris Dana, 1852, was estimated by collecting zooplankton daily for 15 days in surface water of Guanabara Bay, Brazil. Each day the maturity stage of embryos of 90 parthenogenic females was noted. Total development time (egg to birth) varied from 2 to 3 days, the immature phase (stages I to IV) being generally longer (2 days) than intermediate and mature phases (1 day, stages V to XII). Similar results were obtained from Bottrell's equation, which takes water temperature into account.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia
دوره 64 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004