Notes on the courtship and mating behavior in Penaeus monodon Fabricius (Decapoda, Natantia)

dc.contributor.author	Primavera, Jurgenne
dc.date.accessioned	2012-08-13T05:33:36Z
dc.date.available	2012-08-13T05:33:36Z
dc.date.issued	1979
dc.identifier.citation	Primavera, J. H. (1979). Notes on the courtship and mating behavior in Penaeus monodon Fabricius (Decapoda, Natantia). Crustaceana, 37(3), 287–292.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0011-216X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10862/1015
dc.description.abstract	Courtship and mating behavior in the sugpo or giant tiger prawn, Penaeus monodon Fabricius, are described. These are divided into three phases: parallel swimming of male and female; male turns ventral side up to female; and, male turns perpendicular to female, curves body around female and flicks both head and tail. Comparison with observations on P. japonicus and P. stylirostris is made.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Brill Academic Publishers	en
dc.subject	Malacostraca	en
dc.subject	Penaeus monodon	en
dc.title	Notes on the courtship and mating behavior in Penaeus monodon Fabricius (Decapoda, Natantia)	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.citation.volume	37
dc.citation.issue	3
dc.citation.spage	287
dc.citation.epage	292
dc.citation.journalTitle	Crustaceana	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1163/156854079X00609
dc.subject.scientificName	Penaeus monodon	en

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