Relationships between seasonal biochemical changes and the reproductive cycle of the intertidal gastropod Thais lamellosa Gmelin (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia).
The seasonal variation in the major biochemical constituents of T. lamellosa Gmelin have been studied in relation to the reproductive cycle. Digestive gland, foot muscle and gonad were analysed for protein, glycogen, lipid and ash over a period of one year. In addition to biochemical analyses, histo...
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University of British Columbia
2011
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/34584 |