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| Dutertre, Mickael; Beninger, Peter G.; Barille, Laurent; Papin, Mathias; Rosa, Philippe; Barille, Anne-laure; Haure, Joel. |
| The proliferation of the voluntarily-introduced cupped oyster, Crassostrea gigas, has attained the proportions of species invasion in many intertidal habitats in Europe, presumably resulting from successful reproduction of farmed individuals. It is thus imperative to better understand the reproductive characteristics of farmed oysters, since they are directly under human control. We quantified the dry tissue mass (DTM), gametosomatic index (GSI), and reproductive cycle of farmed oysters at two sites in Bourgneuf Bay, France, in relation to environmental parameters using continuously-recording probes in 2005 and 2006. The GSI was developed for this study, based on the actual area occupied by gametes, rather than the area of the gonad previously used for... |
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Palavras-chave: Atlantic Ocean; Crassostrea gigas; Oyster farming; Bivalve; Gametosomatic index; Biological invasion; Atresia; Oocytes; Turbidity; Temperature; Reproduction. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6871.pdf |
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