Year: 1987
Type: article
Abstract: Pearl oysters of the genus Pinctada occur in different \nenvironments, from the intertidal zone to shallow \ncoastal waters as well as at depths of 12-23 m as on the \npearl banks of Gulf of Ma:nnar. A knowledge of the \nphysiological characteristics of pearl oyster is necessary \nfor successful rearing in the farm as well as for production \nof quality pearls. Realising this, several \nstudies have bsen carried out on the physiology of \nPinctada fucata of the Japanese seas. Itoh (1976) has \nstudied the relation of oxygen consumption and \nammonia nitrogen excreted in the adult oyster to body \nsize and water temperature.
Authors: K Alagarswami, S Dharmaraj, D. Kandasami
Language: English
Subfield: Aquatic Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Life below water
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1576749683