dc.contributor.author | Yennawar, P.L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Thakur, N.L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Anil, A.C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Venkat, K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Wagh, A.B. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-01-10T11:51:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-01-10T11:51:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1999 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science, Vol.49; 123-130p. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1848 | |
dc.description.abstract | Martesia striata is one of the dominant wood-boring organisms found in Indian waters. Incidence of this organism in the Zuari estuary (Goa) was evaluated by exposing wooden panels (Mangifera indica) to the marine environment between January 1996 and January 1997. Effects of salinity variation on embryonic and larval development were evaluated (salinity 0, 10, 20, 30, 35, 40 and 50, temperature 25 degrees C) and maximum metamorphic success was observed at 30 salinity. Results of the rearing experiments, destruction pattern of wood in the environment and reporductive biology indicate that although recruitment is halted during the monsoon, adults survive and become reproductively mature in the following post-monsoon, leading to increased recruitment during pre-monsoon months | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Academic Press | |
dc.rights | Copyright [1999]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository. | |
dc.subject | ecology | |
dc.subject | boring organisms | |
dc.subject | wood | |
dc.subject | larval development | |
dc.subject | embryonic development | |
dc.subject | salinity | |
dc.subject | rearing | |
dc.subject | experimental culture | |
dc.subject | Martesia striata | |
dc.title | Ecology of the wood-boring bivalve Martesia striata (Pholadidae) in Indian waters | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |