Most (80 of 92 crabs, or 87%) crabs released their larvae at night ( Fig. 2) Two period plots (Fig. 3. failed to show significant clustering by a Rayleigh test ) July
plots for the L–D and the MAT periodicities..
Hatching most often occurred 1–3 h after high tide, with little monthly variation
Žmonthly angles differed by 158.. Sample dispersion Žr-vector. was low Ž0.90–0.98;