TY - JOUR
T1 - Variation in the reproductive cycle of Elminius modestus in southern Ireland
AU - O'Riordan, R. M.
AU - Murphy, O.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - The reproductive cycle of the Australasian barnacle Elminius modestus (Crustacea: Cirripedia) was studied at three sites within Whitegate Bay, Cork, Ireland over 15 months. At all three sites, there were seasonal trends in development of the male and female reproductive organs with, for example, the ovaries regenerating whilst eggs were being brooded. Throughout the year, significantly lower percentages of animals were brooding embryos at the site of a warm-water outfall than at another site nearby. The factors which may affect the reproductive cycle of E. modestus are discussed.
AB - The reproductive cycle of the Australasian barnacle Elminius modestus (Crustacea: Cirripedia) was studied at three sites within Whitegate Bay, Cork, Ireland over 15 months. At all three sites, there were seasonal trends in development of the male and female reproductive organs with, for example, the ovaries regenerating whilst eggs were being brooded. Throughout the year, significantly lower percentages of animals were brooding embryos at the site of a warm-water outfall than at another site nearby. The factors which may affect the reproductive cycle of E. modestus are discussed.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0033824177
U2 - 10.1017/S0025315400002423
DO - 10.1017/S0025315400002423
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033824177
SN - 0025-3154
VL - 80
SP - 607
EP - 616
JO - Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
JF - Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
IS - 4
ER -