Reproduction, Growth and Mortality of Venus Striatula (Da Costa) in Kames Bay, Millport

Seasonal changes in the gonads of both sexes of Venus striatula were followed by macroscopic and microscopic examination, in over 700 animals from a population consisting mainly of one year-group. The sex ratio was approximately equal, and no hermaphrodite adults were found.

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