Main Ref. | Komai, T., 1999 |
Mode | protandry |
Fertilization | |
Spawning Frequency | |
Batch Spawner | No |
Reproductive Guild |
bearers External brooders |
Description of life cycle and mating behavior | Members of the order Decapoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Precopulatory courtship ritual is common (through olfactory and tactile cues); usually indirect sperm transfer (Ref. 833). |
Search for more references on reproduction | Scirus |