Reproductive Biology and Ecology of the Green Mussel Perna viridis: A Multidisciplinary Approach.

ABSTRACT: A multidisciplinary approach was applied to explore deeper knowledge about the reproductive biology and ecology of the green mussel (Perna viridis) by interlinking among ecological factors, ingested gut plankton, gonad fatty acid profile, and reproductive traits. Mussels were collected throughout the year from the coastal region of the Bay of Bengal of Bangladesh, and the histological analysis of 242 mussels revealed five stages of gametogenesis with an annual spawning season from January to April. The gonadosomatic index showed a strong correlation with the water quality parameters, ingested gut plankton groups, and gonadal fatty acids, and also displayed prominent effects of seasonality. In all datasets, we performed principal component analysis in which the first two principal component

SUBMITTER: Asaduzzaman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6955735 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature