Changes in somatic and reproductive tissues during artificial conditioning of the sea scallop, Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin, 1791)
Paon, L., A.; Kenchington, E., L.R.
Journal of Shellfish Research 14(1): 53-58
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0730-8000 Accession: 008285536
The changes in adductor muscle and gonad tissue weights, and corresponding changes in RNA/DNA ratios, were analyzed during artificial conditioning of the sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) at two locations. The scallops took approximately 95 days to condition and spawn from a spent state. In contrast to wild populations, the adductor muscle weight did not decline significantly during gametogenesis.