292
THE BIOLOGY OF EUPHAUSIIDS
I
I
I
I
,
Total length (rnm)
FIQ. 112. The relationship of spermatophore volume to total body length in Meganyctiphanes norvegica. (After Mauchline, 1968.)
earlier than February and so the growth curve would become more
similar to the others. Only the largest eggs occurring in the ovaries were
measured to provide data for the species in the Barents Sea and in the
Clyde. Eggs, therefore, take about 3 months to develop in the ovary to
the stage at which they are ready €or laying.
THE BIOLOGY OF EUPHAUSIIDS
I
I
I
I
,
Total length (rnm)
FIQ. 112. The relationship of spermatophore volume to total body length in Meganyctiphanes norvegica. (After Mauchline, 1968.)
earlier than February and so the growth curve would become more
similar to the others. Only the largest eggs occurring in the ovaries were
measured to provide data for the species in the Barents Sea and in the
Clyde. Eggs, therefore, take about 3 months to develop in the ovary to
the stage at which they are ready €or laying.