TY - JOUR
T1 - Reproductive cycle of Laevicardium elatum (Sowerby, 1833) (Bivalvia: Cardiidae) in Bahia Concepcion, Baja California Sur, Mexico
AU - Villalejo-Fuerte, Marcial
AU - Ceballos-Vazquez, Bertha Patricia
AU - Garcia-Dominguez, Federico
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - The reproductive cycle of the cockle Laevicardium elatum in Bahia Concepcion, B.C.S. Mexico, was studied from October 1988 to October 1990. Microscopic analysis established that L. elatum is a functional hermaphrodite with male and female follicles intermingled in the gonad. The development and spawning of male and female gametes were synchronous. Spawning occurred between October and April (18-23°C) and was related to a high food availability and to a lower condition of the organisms.
AB - The reproductive cycle of the cockle Laevicardium elatum in Bahia Concepcion, B.C.S. Mexico, was studied from October 1988 to October 1990. Microscopic analysis established that L. elatum is a functional hermaphrodite with male and female follicles intermingled in the gonad. The development and spawning of male and female gametes were synchronous. Spawning occurred between October and April (18-23°C) and was related to a high food availability and to a lower condition of the organisms.
KW - Laevicardium
KW - bivalves
KW - histology
KW - reproductive cycle
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M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:0030456085
SN - 0730-8000
VL - 15
SP - 741
EP - 745
JO - Journal of Shellfish Research
JF - Journal of Shellfish Research
IS - 3
ER -