The Study of Reproductive Biology of Pearl Oyster Pinctada radiata (Bivalvia: Pteriidae)


Abstract in English

The research dealt, for the first time, with the identification of reproductive times and developmental stages of both ovaries and testes of pearl oyster Pinctada radiata in Syrian regional waters, which may serve as an introduction to its rearing and culturing.

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