Mating behavior and spawning of the banded coral shrimp Stenopus hispidus in the laboratory

Mating behavior in Stenopus hispidus is described for the first time. It occurs in the following sequence: antennule contact, erection of female body, grasping, mating, and spawning. Females can mate successfully within 24 h after molting.

This manuscript is a preprint version with the final publication available at http://www.brill.nl/publications/journals/journal-crustacean-biology and may be cited as: Zhang, D., Lin, J., & Creswell, R. L. (1998). Mating behavior and spawning of the banded coral shrimp Stenopus hispidus in the laboratory. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 18(3), 511-518.

Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1256.