Reproductive cycle and gonad development of the Northern Argentinean Mesodesma mactroides (Bivalvia: Mesodesmatidae)

• Main Authors: Herrmann, Marko, Fernandez Alfaya, Jose Elias, Lepore, Mauro L., Penchaszadeh, Pablo Enrique, Laudien, Jurgen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: REPRODUCTION; BIVALVIA; MESODESMA; MOLLUSCA; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentino; Argentina; Sandy Beach; Fernandez; Marko; Teresita; Santa Teresita; Alfred Wegener Institute
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/102915

The reproductive cycle and gonad development of the yellow clam Mesodesma mactroides was studied over a period of 24 months (January 2005?December 2006) at the Argentinean sandy beach Santa Teresita. Histological examination of gonadal tissue revealed that sex ratios did not significantly deviate fr...