Population growth of a copepod Gladioferens imparipes Thomson
- 1 January 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by CSIRO Publishing in Marine and Freshwater Research
- Vol. 25 (3) , 351-360
- https://doi.org/10.1071/mf9740351
Abstract
The intrinsic rate of increase of an animal population can be calculated from data on longevity, sex ratio, maturation rate and fecundity and can be expressed as r in the population growth equation Nt = N0ert. Laboratory and field data are used to calculate the value of r per day for the copepod Gladioferens imparipes Thomson. The r values obtained, 0.146 per day at 15� C and 0.293 per day at 25� C, are both high. This high population growth potential is interpreted as an adaptation to the estuarine habitat.Keywords
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