Table 2 Biometry of Ucides cordatus in each mangrove forest with different predominant tree species (L, Laguncularia racemosa; A, Avicennia schaueriana; and R, Rhizophora mangle), flooding level (Lh less-flooded; Ll more-flooded), and biological period (NB non-breeding season; B breeding season), in Iguape Municipality, State of São Paulo, southeast Brazil
Site | Sex | n | Carapace width (mm) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Min | Max | Mean ± SE* | CV (%) | |||
Non-breeding (NB) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Lh | M | 191 | 37.5 | 74.0 | 52.4 ± 0.6 b | 16.4 |
|  | F | 55 | 24.7 | 70.0 | 45.9 ± 1.1 a | 17.7 |
Ll | M | 132 | 30.1 | 84.5 | 51.6 ± 0.8 b | 17.6 |
|  | F | 93 | 30.2 | 72.1 | 47.1 ± 0.8 a | 16.8 |
A | M | 92 | 30.8 | 81.1 | 58.3 ± 1.0 cd | 17.0 |
|  | F | 135 | 38.8 | 71.7 | 55.7 ± 0.6 c | 13.5 |
R | M | 95 | 31.3 | 83.2 | 63.1 ± 1.0 de | 15.2 |
|  | F | 130 | 41.7 | 72.9 | 58.4 ± 0.5 c | 10.4 |
Breeding (B) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Lh | M | 206 | 20.3 | 77.9 | 55.2 ± 0.7 b | 18.7 |
|  | F | 102 | 30.1 | 65.6 | 46.7 ± 0.7 a | 15.6 |
Ll | M | 152 | 44.6 | 84.3 | 68.3 ± 0.6 e | 10.1 |
|  | F | 163 | 38.9 | 77.4 | 59.6 ± 0.5 d | 11.2 |
A | M | 140 | 32.5 | 81.4 | 58.8 ± 0.8 cd | 16.8 |
|  | F | 110 | 31.9 | 78.2 | 55.2 ± 0.8 bc | 15.2 |
R | M | 97 | 32.0 | 81.0 | 55.5 ± 1.1 bc | 20.0 |
|  | F | 149 | 35.2 | 73.0 | 54.1 ± 0.6 b | 13.5 |