| one publication added to basket [291406] | Reproductive cycles in littoral populations of Choromytilus meridionalis (Kr.) and Aulacomya ater (Molina) with a quantitative assessment of gamete production in the former
Griffiths, R.J. (1977). Reproductive cycles in littoral populations of Choromytilus meridionalis (Kr.) and Aulacomya ater (Molina) with a quantitative assessment of gamete production in the former. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 30(1): 53-71. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-0981(77)90027-2
In: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. Elsevier: New York. ISSN 0022-0981; e-ISSN 1879-1697, more
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Changes in ovary weight and ovary smears of Choromytilus meridionalis (Kr.) and Aulacomya ater (Molina) showed the breeding season to extend throughout the spring and summer months (Aug.-Feb.). Release of gametes was intermittent with regeneration of the gonad after peak spawning periods. Populations spawned synchronously or asynchronously with an average of 50% of individuals spawning at any one time. The end of the breeding season was marked by gonad depletion and resorption of gametes. Gametogenesis followed rapidly and large quantities of reserve material were not deposited in the mantle during the winter months as in Mytilus edulis.The False Bay population of Choromytilus meridionalis has predominantly synchronous spawning and gamete production for two breeding seasons was calculated. The quantity of gametes released varied annually and was not significantly different in males and females. Mean gamete production was calculated as 1.17 × standing crop expressed as dry flesh weight, or 1.33 × energy value of the standing crop per annum. |
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