Reproductive Variability in Hippolytid Shrimp Shape Morphotypes

Table 1

Mean values of fecundity, embryo volume and egg density of Hippolyte sapphica ovigerous females at four sampling stations. NI: number of individuals; Min: minimum; Max: maximum; SD: standard deviation.

St.1 (Amvrakikos Gulf) Morph-A
Stages	NI	Fecundity			Egg volume			Egg density
		Mean (±SD)	Min	Max	Mean (±SD)	Min	Max	Mean (±SD)
I	80		6	65		0.03	0.067
II	24		6	38		0.043	0.096
III	4		8	32		0.051	0.071
St.1 (Amvrakikos Gulf) Morph-Β
Stages	NI	Fecundity			Egg volume			Egg density
		Mean (±SD)	Min	Max	Mean (±SD)	Min	Max	Mean (±SD)
I	63		7	91		0.025	0.068
II	10		10	55		0.039	0.068
III	4		11	51		0.046	0.071
St.2 (Vrasidas)
Stages	NI	Fecundity			Egg volume			Egg density
		Mean (±SD)	Min	Max	Mean (±SD)	Min	Max	Mean (±SD)
I	54		13	107		0.013	0.106
II	4		55	86		0.027	0.074
III	5		45	80		0.034	0.049
St.3 (Fanari)
Stages	NI	Fecundity			Egg volume			Egg density
		Mean (±SD)	Min	Max	Mean (±SD)	Min	Max	Mean (±SD)
I	25		32	127		0.013	0.064
II	12		45	145		0.026	0.06
III	8		21	99		0.026	0.068
St.4 (Lesvos Isl)
Stages	NI	Fecundity			Egg volume			Egg density
		Mean (±SD)	Min	Max	Mean (±SD)	Min	Max	Mean (±SD)
I	73		21	111		0.034	0.077
II	12		21	68		0.067	0.147
III	14		21	68		0.067	0.147