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- Title
Spawning in <i>Trochus maculatus</i>: field observations from Bolinao, Pangasinan (Philippines)
- Authors
Maboloc, E. A.; Mingoa-Licuanan, S. S.
- Abstract
The article examines the spawning behavior of Trochus maculatus shell within the Bolinao Marine Laboratory's giant clam ocean nursery in Pangasinan, Philippines. It mentions the release of gametes in Trochus maculatus individuals on April 11, 2012. It notes the return of top shells to crevices after spawning which characterized as aggregation and perching behaviors. It also emphasizes the second spawning of the shell on February 11, 2013 in which it occurs in the midst of rising and ebb tides.
- Subjects
TROCHUS (Genus); SNAIL shells; SPAWNING; BIOLOGICAL aggregation; PERCHING; MARINE laboratories
- Publication
Coral Reefs, 2013, Vol 32, Issue 4, p1141
- ISSN
0722-4028
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00338-013-1060-y