Gametogenic development and spawning of the mud clam, polymesoda erosa (solander, 1876) at chorao Island, Goa

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-121

  Clemente, Sandhya ^a   Ingole, Baban ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Gametogenic development; Mud clam; Polymesoda erosa; Reproduction; Spawning

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; GAMETOGENESIS; MATURATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SPAWNING;

ASIA; CHORAO ISLAND; EURASIA; GOA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

BIVALVIA; EROSA; POLYMESODA;

EID: 68149098825     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000802317709     Document Type: Article

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