Sex ratio, gonad and condition indices of mangrove clam, Polymesoda (Geloina) erosa (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae) in Marudu Bay, Sabah, Malaysia: Implication for broodstock selection in artificial breeding program

• Main Authors: Laditah Duisan, Gazali Salim, Tan, Kar Soon, Julian Ransangan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Kasetsart University 2021
• Subjects: QL360-599.82 Invertebrates
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31872/1/Sex%20ratio%2C%20gonad%20and%20condition%20indices%20of%20mangrove%20clam_%20ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31872/2/Sex%20ratio%2C%20gonad%20and%20condition%20indices%20of%20mangrove%20clam%2C%20Polymesoda%20%28Geloina%29%20erosa%20%28Bivalvia%20Corbiculidae%29%20in%20Marudu%20Bay%2C%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia%20Implication%20for%20broodstock%20selection%20in%20artificial%20breeding%20program.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31872/; https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JFE/article/view/246010/170222

The mangrove clam, Polymesoda erosa is among the commercially important bivalve species in Marudu Bay, Malaysia. However, a recent study has shown that this species experiences a high level of fishing exploitation. To sustain this species, one potential strategy is to restock hatchery-produced seeds...