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Table 1 Chasmagnathus granulatus

From: Seasonal and interpopulational variability in fecundity, egg size, and elemental composition (CHN) of eggs and larvae in a grapsoid crab, Chasmagnathus granulatus

Population

Time

Egg dry mass (μg)

Egg volume (mm3)

Larval dry mass (μg)

Larval volume (mm3)

Range

Average

Range

Average

Range

Average

Range

Average

MC

Beginning

6.13–7.83

7.22

0.0124–0.0145

0.0132

7.22–8.13

7.67

0.0328–0.0408

0.0364

End

5.49–7.67

6.29

0.0102–0.0131

0.0112

5.59–7.64

6.37

0.0234–0.034

0.0289

SA

Beginning

9.66–12.02

10.77

0.0185–0.0215

0.0195

10.2–13.15

11.92

0.0393–0.0508

0.0442

End

7.3–9.68

8.27

0.0156–0.0162

0.0158

8.59–10.93

9.61

0.0331–0.0455

0.0402

  1. Volume and dry mass of eggs and larvae from Mar Chiquita (MC) and San Antonio (SA) populations at the beginning (data pooled) and end of the reproductive season