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Table 1. Estimated minimum life span (years), mean time-to-maturity (years) and age-at-first-reproduction (years), proportions of males and females that were mature, and male:female ratio for Orconectes australis in Hering, Limrock and Tony Sinks caves. Ranges are in parentheses. Life span Time-to-maturity Age-at-first-reproduction % of gender mature Male Female Male Female (ovigerous female) Male Female Male:Female Hering 22+ 22+ 3.3 (2.75 – 3.75) 3.5 (3 - 4) 4.6 (3.75 – 5.5) 72 63 0.78 Limrock 22+ 15.5+ 3.9 (3 - 4.75) 5.1 (4 - 6.25) 6.4 (5 - 7.75) 88 58 0.76 Tony Sinks 11+ 22+ 2.5 (1.75 - 3.25) 3.9 (2.75 - 5) 5.5 (4 - 7) 83 50 0.89 93
Table 2. Estimated life span (years, shortest to longest) and time-to-maturity (years) of selected surface (S) and cave (C) crayfish with the method utilized for approximation. SF = size-frequency, MR = mark-recapture, GM = growth model, VBGF = von Bertalanffy growth function. Habitat Species Life span Time-to-maturity Method Author S Procambarus clarkii Girard 1 - 12 SF, VBGF Scalici et al., 2010; Fidalgo, Carvalho, & Santos, 2001 S Orconectes spp. 1 - 5 1 - 2 MR, SF, GM Momot, 1984; Payne & Payne, 1984; Muck, Rabeni, & Distefano, 2002 S Cambarus halli (Hobbs) 2+ SF Dennard, Peterson & Hawthorne, 2009 S Fallicambarus gordoni Fitzpatrick 2 - 3 SF Johnston & Figiel, 1997 S Cambarus hubbsi Creaser 3 SF Larson & Magoulick, 2011 S Procambarus suttkusi Hobbs 3 SF Baker, Stewart & Simon, 2008 S Paranephrops planifrons (White) 3 - 4 1 - 2 MR, SF Parkyn, Collier & Hicks, 2002 S Cambarus elkensis Jezerinac and Stocker 5 2.5 - 3 SF Jones & Eversole, 2011 S Fallicambarus fodiens (Cottle) 6 MR, SF Norrocky, 1991 S Cambarus dubius Faxon 7 1 SF, GM Loughman, 2010 S Astacus leptodactylus (Eschscholtz) 7 SF, VBGF Deval et al., 2007 C Orconectes inermis Cope 9-10 2 - 3 MR, GM Weingartner, 1977 S Parastacoides tasmanicus tasmanicus Clark 10 3 - 5 MR Hamr & Richardson, 1994 S Cambaroides japonicus (Haan) 10 -11 5 - 6 SF, VBGF Kawai, Hamano, Matsuura, 1997 S Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana) 11 3 - 4 MR, GM Flint, 1975 S Cambarus bartonii (Fabricius) 13 5 MR, GM Huryn & Wallace, 1987 S Paranephrops zealandicus (White) 16+ 6 MR, GM Whitmore & Huryn, 1999 C Procambarus erythrops Relyea & Sutton 16+ MR Streever, 1996 S Astacoides betsileoensis Petit 20 MR, VBGF Jones et al., 2007 94
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Table 1. Estimated minimum life span (years), mean time-to-maturity (years) and age-at-first-reproduction (years), proportions <strong>of</strong><br />
males and females that were mature, and male:female ratio for Orconectes australis in Hering, Limrock and Tony Sinks caves. Ranges<br />
are in parentheses.<br />
Life span Time-to-maturity Age-at-first-reproduction % <strong>of</strong> gender mature<br />
Male Female Male Female (ovigerous female) Male Female Male:Female<br />
Hering 22+ 22+ 3.3 (2.75 – 3.75) 3.5 (3 - 4) 4.6 (3.75 – 5.5) 72 63 0.78<br />
Limrock 22+ 15.5+ 3.9 (3 - 4.75) 5.1 (4 - 6.25) 6.4 (5 - 7.75) 88 58 0.76<br />
Tony Sinks 11+ 22+ 2.5 (1.75 - 3.25) 3.9 (2.75 - 5) 5.5 (4 - 7) 83 50 0.89<br />
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