Sequential hermaphroditism in Manila clamRuditapes philippinarum(Bivalvia: Veneridae)

Authors :: Jung Sick Lee
Ji Seon Park
Yun Kyung Shin
Yeon Gyu Lee
Jung Jun Park
Source :: Invertebrate Reproduction & Development. 57:185-188
Publication Year :: 2013
Publisher :: Informa UK Limited, 2013.
Abstract: The rate of sex reversal in the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum was 19.0%. The male to female sex reversal ratio was 21.1%, which was higher than the female to male sex reversal ratio of 12.9%. Based on our results, R. philippinarum is confirmed to be a sequential hermaphrodite.

Subjects :: 0106 biological sciences
Sequential hermaphroditism
010604 marine biology & hydrobiology
Zoology
Veneridae
Ruditapes
Biology
Sex reversal
biology.organism_classification
Bivalvia
010603 evolutionary biology
01 natural sciences
Fishery
Hermaphrodite
Animal Science and Zoology
Male to female
Sex ratio
Developmental Biology

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