Spawning behavior of the tiger grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) in a Caribbean atoll

Este artículo contiene 15 páginas, 8 figuras, 4 tablas.

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Autores: Starr, Richard M., Ballesteros, Enric, Sala, Enric, Llenas, Josep Maria
Tipo de recurso: artículo
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Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Palabra clave:Spawning aggregation
Sexual dichromatism
Tiger grouper
Spawning behavior
Lunar cycle of spawning
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spelling Spawning behavior of the tiger grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) in a Caribbean atollStarr, Richard M.Ballesteros, EnricSala, EnricLlenas, Josep MariaSpawning aggregationSexual dichromatismTiger grouperSpawning behaviorLunar cycle of spawningEste artículo contiene 15 páginas, 8 figuras, 4 tablas.Many grouper (Epinephelidae) species aggregate to spawn at specific times of year, at consistent locations, and at specific times of day and phases of the moon. The tiger grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) iswidely distributed in the Caribbean Sea and aggregates to spawn just after the full moon. In January and February 2003–2005, we conducted visual surveys of a tiger grouper spawning aggregation at Glover’s Reef, Belize. The primary objectives of this study were to describe grouper spawning activities with respect to the timing of the lunar cycle, identify and describe male and female spawning behaviors, and estimate the number of grouper spawning events each day. The peak number of both male and female tiger groupers counted each year occurred from 6 to 10 d after the fullmoon. The peak count of males was 1.6–2.2 times greater than the peak count of females. Six categories of male–male and six categories of male–female interactions were identified. All male tiger groupers displayed an ability to rapidly change color; this was often triggered by a close encounter with other male or female tiger groupers. The daily spawning activity was remarkably predictable. The first spawning occurred on average 8.1 min before sunset, and the last occurred 5.1 min after sunset. On average, less than half of the females at the spawning site spawned each day, but some females spawned more than once in a given day. Females appeared to choose their mates.Peer reviewedSpringer NatureConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]201820182018info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/170380reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-018-0813-4Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/1703802026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Spawning behavior of the tiger grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) in a Caribbean atoll
title Spawning behavior of the tiger grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) in a Caribbean atoll
spellingShingle Spawning behavior of the tiger grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) in a Caribbean atoll
Starr, Richard M.
Spawning aggregation
Sexual dichromatism
Tiger grouper
Spawning behavior
Lunar cycle of spawning
title_short Spawning behavior of the tiger grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) in a Caribbean atoll
title_full Spawning behavior of the tiger grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) in a Caribbean atoll
title_fullStr Spawning behavior of the tiger grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) in a Caribbean atoll
title_full_unstemmed Spawning behavior of the tiger grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) in a Caribbean atoll
title_sort Spawning behavior of the tiger grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) in a Caribbean atoll
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Starr, Richard M.
Ballesteros, Enric
Sala, Enric
Llenas, Josep Maria
author Starr, Richard M.
author_facet Starr, Richard M.
Ballesteros, Enric
Sala, Enric
Llenas, Josep Maria
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author2 Ballesteros, Enric
Sala, Enric
Llenas, Josep Maria
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Spawning aggregation
Sexual dichromatism
Tiger grouper
Spawning behavior
Lunar cycle of spawning
topic Spawning aggregation
Sexual dichromatism
Tiger grouper
Spawning behavior
Lunar cycle of spawning
description Este artículo contiene 15 páginas, 8 figuras, 4 tablas.
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