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- Title
Reproductive ecology of the invasive whelk Rapana venosa Valenciennes, 1846, in the southeastern Black Sea (Gastropoda: Muricidae).
- Authors
Sağlam, Hacer; Düzgüneş, Ertuğ; Öğüt, Hamdi
- Abstract
Sağlam, H., Düzgüneş, E., and Öğüt, H. 2009. Reproductive ecology of the invasive whelk Rapana venosa Valenciennes, 1846, in the southeastern Black Sea (Gastropoda: Muricidae). – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66: 1865–1867.The reproductive ecology of the invasive whelk Rapana venosa Valenciennes, 1846 (Gastropoda: Muricidae) was examined in Surmene, southeastern Black Sea, Turkey, using monthly samples of individuals collected by dredging from November 1999 to October 2000. The observed sex ratio (F:M) was 1:1.6; mean shell length at sexual maturity was 40 mm. Changes in the ovary and testis indices indicated that spawning mainly occurred between June and early August in the southeastern Black Sea.
- Subjects
BLACK Sea; TURKEY; VEINED rapa whelk; ANIMAL offspring sex ratio; AQUATIC ecology; MURICIDAE
- Publication
ICES Journal of Marine Science / Journal du Conseil, 2009, Vol 66, Issue 9, p1865
- ISSN
1054-3139
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/icesjms/fsp184