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| Le Moullac, Gilles; Soyez, Claude; Sham-koua, Manaarii; Levy, Peva; Moriceau, Jacques; Vonau, Vincent; Maihota, Mayalen; Cochard, Jean-claude. |
| This study aimed to model the food intake of P. margaritifera in order to examine the relationship between food level and reproductive activity. The effect of microalgae concentration on ingestion rate and assimilation efficiency was studied over a broad concentration range, using a mixture of Isochrysis galbana and Chaetoceros gracilis. Reproductive effort was assessed using three microalgae concentrations of 0.5, 7 and 18 cell μL-1. Reproductive status was assessed by gonad development index (GDI) – the ratio of the gonad surface to the visceral mass surface – and histological analysis of the gonad based on the presence (continuous or discontinuous) or the absence of gonial cells (GC). Ingestion is a saturating function of seston concentration for... |
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Palavras-chave: Pinctada margaritifera; Food level; Ingestion rate; Reproduction; Gametogenesis. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00050/16085/13562.pdf |
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