Absolute fecundity of two populations of signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana)         [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

  • Łucjan Chybowski
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aopf-2013-0036
Keywords: Lake Pobłędzie, Naryjska Struga River, signal crayfish, absolute fecundity

Abstract

The subject of the study was two populations of signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana), from Lake Pobłędzie and the Naryjska Struga River. Individual female absolute fecundity was studied. The mean individual fecundity of females from Lake Pobłędzie was 361 eggs, while that of females from the Naryjska Struga River was 371 eggs. The average absolute fecundity of signal crayfish in Poland was higher than that of noble crayfish, similar to that of narrow-clawed crayfish, and lower than that of spiny-cheek crayfish.

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:

Ł. Chybowski [+]
Department of Lake Fisheries
Inland Fisheries Institute in Olsztyn, Poland
Rajska 2, 11-500 Giżycko
e-mail: lchybowski@infish.com.pl

Published
2018-12-19
Issue
Vol 21 No 4 (2013)
Section
Articles