Sex change in the oviparous Indian backwater oyster, Ostrea madrasensis Preston

Rao, K Virabhadra (1953) Sex change in the oviparous Indian backwater oyster, Ostrea madrasensis Preston. Current Science, 22 (12). pp. 377-378.

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    Abstract

    The adult larviparous oysters are always hermaphrodite whereas the oviparous ones are of separate sexes. Following the discovery of a single hermaphrodite individual in one species of oviparous oyster by Kellog,a other workers, viz., Burkenroad,4 Loosanoff,() Amemiya.1,2 Awati and RaP and RoughleyB have observed occasional change of sex in the American oyster.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Sex change; oviparous Indian backwater oyster; Ostrea madrasensis Preston
    Subjects: Molluscan Fisheries > Edible oyster
    Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division
    CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division
    Depositing User: Arun Surendran
    Date Deposited: 12 Jan 2011 10:45
    Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:40
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/6900

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