Effect of density on population development in the Amazon River prawn Macrobrachium amazonicum

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dc.contributor.authorMoraes-Valenti, Patricia [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorde Morais, Priscila Atique [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorPreto, Bruno de Lima [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorValenti, Wagner Cotroni [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T13:13:14Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T13:13:14Z
dc.date.issued2010-01-01
dc.description.abstractThe Amazon River prawn Macrobrachium amazonicum is widely distributed in lentic and lotic environments of South America, and shows different male morphotypes. In the present study, the effect of crowding on the general population structure of this species and its variation over time were evaluated. Prawns were reared in mesocosms consisting of 12 rectangular similar to 100 m(2) earthen ponds for similar to 160 d at densities of 10, 20, 40, and 80 prawns m(-2). Prawn density affected both individual and population development. Increased density reduced the size and frequency of the largest male morphotypes and reproductive females, delayed female maturation, and enhanced the asymmetry of the size distribution of individuals, increasing the frequency of smaller prawns. Although mortality was not affected up to 80 ind. m(-2), individual growth rate and reproductive potential decreased at high densities (>= 40 ind. m(-2)). Therefore, the ontogeny and population development after metamorphosis are density-dependent processes. In conclusion, M. amazonicum has a dynamic and density-dependent population structure. This may be due to intrinsic regulatory mechanisms of the species and/or intraspecific competition. It seems that shifts in the sex ratio and the development pattern of male morphotypes are traits which evolved as part of the life strategy to decrease intraspecific competition in crowded conditions and to maintain a large population size.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista, Aquaculture Ctr, FCAV, Depto Biol Aplicada, BR-14884900 Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista, Aquaculture Ctr, FCAV, Depto Biol Aplicada, BR-14884900 Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.format.extent291-301
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3354/ab00261
dc.identifier.citationAquatic Biology. Oldendorf Luhe: Inter-research, v. 9, n. 3, p. 291-301, 2010.
dc.identifier.doi10.3354/ab00261
dc.identifier.issn1864-7790
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/1090
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000278977700009
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherInter-research
dc.relation.ispartofAquatic Biology
dc.relation.ispartofjcr1.932
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,949
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectIntraspecific competitionen
dc.subjectDensity-dependent factorsen
dc.subjectSex ratioen
dc.subjectCrustaceanen
dc.subjectMesocosmen
dc.subjectMacrobrachium amazonicumen
dc.titleEffect of density on population development in the Amazon River prawn Macrobrachium amazonicumen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.int-res.com/journals/ab/about-the-Journal/#openaccess
dcterms.rightsHolderInter-research
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-8526-1052[4]

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