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Size at onset of sexual maturity and onset of spawning in female Panulirus homarus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palinuridae) in Sri Lanka
1989
Marine Ecology Progress Series
The average length at which female spiny lobsters Panulirus homarus attain sexual maturity was determined in Sri Lanka from 1986 to 1988 by observing changes in length of the tail, which later provldes the substratum for attachment of fertilized eggs. Results were confirmed by observing the presence of spermatophores on the females' sternum. The slze at onset of oviposition (spawning) was estimated by considering the '50 % ovlgerous' level Results indicate that female P. homarus attain sexual
doi:10.3354/meps057083
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