You are here
Captive breeding for the gastropod conch (Strombus spp.)
| Title: | Captive breeding for the gastropod conch (Strombus spp.). |
 83 views 17 downloads |
|---|---|---|
| Alternative Title: | Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. | |
| Name(s): |
Shawl, Amber L., creator Davis, Megan, creator Corsaut, Jerry, creator |
|
| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 2003 | |
| Publisher: | Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute | |
| Extent: | 11 p. | |
| Physical Description: | ||
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 2171956 (digitool), FADT2171956 (IID), fau:5501 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
A captive breeding program for three non-restricted Caribbean Strombus conch species: S. raninus, S. alatus, and S. costatus, as well as the commercially threatened S. gigas was established at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution in June 2000. A total of 24 adult conch were collected from the Florida Keys: five S. costatus (3 female, 2 male), seven S. raninus (5 females, 2 males), eight S. alatus (4 females, 4 males) and four S. gigas (1 female, 3 males). They were placed in a circular tank (4.5 m dia) that was divided into four equal quadrants (4.1 m²). Egg masses from the breeding tank were measured for size, number of eggs, and egg capsule and strand diameter. This manuscript may be cited as Shawl, Amber L., Megan Davis, and Jerry Corsaut (2003) Captive Breeding for the Gastropod Conch (Strombus spp.), in Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 54:427-436. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1460. |
|
| Subject(s): |
Gastropoda --Reproduction Queen conch Fisheries --Caribbean Sea --Congresses Fisheries --Mexico, Gulf of --Congresses Gastropoda --Eggs --Identification Marine ecology --Experiments |
|
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2171956 | |
| Links: | http://procs.gcfi.org/Proceedings.html | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©2003 Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
