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Energy storage and utilisation in relation to gametogenesis in the mussel, Musculista senhausia (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) from Cochin backwaters, west coast of India

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Title Energy storage and utilisation in relation to gametogenesis in the mussel, Musculista senhausia (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) from Cochin backwaters, west coast of India
 
Creator Sreedhar, K Shiny
Radhakrishnan, C K
 
Description 203-206
Variations in moisture, protein, glycogen and lipid levels in entire body, and in selected body parts such as mantle + gonad and foot of Musculista senhnusia were studied in relation to the reproductive cycle. Energy storage prior to gonad development followed by utilisation of pre-stored reserves for gametogenesis was observed during different developmental stages of the gonad. Protein, glycogen and lipid were very low during active spawning period, but moisture level showed an inverse relationship in entire body and foot. In mantle + gonad, along with the other energy reserves, moisture level also decreased during spawning, probably because of the shrinkage of tissue due to the release of gametes. The foot glycogen and lipid were used for maintenance demands during later gametogenic stages and spawning. After spawning in late summer, energy reserves reached the low ebb, possibly contributing to the mortality characteristic of post-spawn mussels of this species.
 
Date 2016-11-23T08:43:46Z
2016-11-23T08:43:46Z
1995-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/37347
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.24(4) [December 1995]