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Reproductive and nutritional cycles of the crabPortunus pelagicus (Linnaeus) (Decapoda: Brachyura) of the Madras coast

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The gonadal and hepatic indices were determined. Even though the crabPortunus pelagicus is a continuous breeder, there appears to be three maximal periods of development of the gonad and hepatopancreas. The gonad index is high in the months of November-January and June and the hepatic index shows the greatest development in the months of November-January and August. There appears to be a direct relationship between gonadal and hepatopancreatic development. These results have been discussed in the light of previous work.

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  1. A. Abdul Rahaman

    Present address: Department of Zoology, University of Madras, Madurai Centre, Madurai-2

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Communicated by Prof S. Krishnaswamy,f.a.sc.

Genus nameNeptunus has been changed toPortunus. International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature (1959) cited by Stephenson and Campbell (1959).

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Abdul Rahaman, A. Reproductive and nutritional cycles of the crabPortunus pelagicus (Linnaeus) (Decapoda: Brachyura) of the Madras coast. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 65, 76–82 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03052170

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