Seasonal gonadal changes in the adult backwater oyster, Ostrea (Crassostrea) madrasensis Preston from Ennur near Madras

Rao, K Virabhadra (1956) Seasonal gonadal changes in the adult backwater oyster, Ostrea (Crassostrea) madrasensis Preston from Ennur near Madras. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, 44 (6 (B)). pp. 332-358.

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Abstract

Seasonal changes in the gonads of lamellibranchs such as oysters, clams and teridinids have been studied in detail by various workers, viz., Coe (1932 b and 1936), Coe and Turner (1938), Loosanoff (1937 b, 1942 and 1953), Galtsoff (1937), Orton (1933), Roughley (1933) and Quale (1943). In commercially important forms these studies have been of immense value in their culture and management. The present paper deals with the gonadal changes in the adults of the backwater oyster, Ostrea (Crassostrea) madrasensis Preston which is one of the widely distributed commercial species of bivalves in this country.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:Seasonal gonadal changes; backwater oyster; Ostrea (Crassostrea) madrasensis; Ennur; Madras
Subjects:Molluscan Fisheries > Edible oyster
Divisions:CMFRI-Cochin > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries
ID Code:6191
Deposited By:Arun Surendran
Deposited On:10 Nov 2010 17:19
Last Modified:15 Oct 2011 13:33

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