Jagadis, I and Rajagopal, S (2007) Reproductive biology of Venus clam Gafrarium tumidum (Roding, 1798) from Southeast coast of India. Aquaculture Research, 38. pp. 1117-1122.
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Abstract
The reproductive biology of tumid venus clamGafrarium tumidum (Roding) was studied in detail from the Southeast coast of India. Sample size ranged from 10.3 to 41.3mm. Sexes are separate but not di¡erentiated externally. Annual sex ratio male:female (M:F) deviated signi¢cantly from the 1:1 ratio with females dominating. Based on ova diameter progression of gonad smear and histology, four and two maturity stages of gonads were di¡erentiated in female and male clams, respectively. Peak spawning was observed during November and a minor one in April.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Reproductive biology; Venus clam; Gafrarium tumidum; Southeast coast of India; spawning; condition index; sex ratio; size at first maturity |
| Subjects: | Fish and Fisheries > Fish biology Molluscan Fisheries > Clam |
| 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: | 28 Oct 2010 08:49 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2015 15:34 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/5803 |
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