Influence of rearing water temperature on induced gonadal development and spawning behaviour of tropical green mussel, Perna viridis

Objective: To standardize the technique of induced breeding and spawning of green mussel Perna viridis (P. viridis), in captivity. Methods: In Experiment-A, the temperature was increased at a rate of 2 °C/5 days interval. In Experiment-B, a rise of 3 °C/5 days was practiced, whereas in Experiment C...

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Main Authors: Parathattil Rathan Sreedevi, Venkatachalam Uthayakumar, Rajarajeswaran Jayakumar, Venkatachalam Ramasubramanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-09-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2305050014600270