In this review, we provide an overview of the current knowledge on the different sexual
systems and sex-determining mechanisms in bivalves, with a focus on the various …

Broodstock conditioning of the pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg) was examined in
the laboratory under controlled conditions. Three experiments were undertaken to determine …

The pearl industry in French Polynesia is based on exploitation of natural stocks of the
blacklip pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera). It generates an annual turnover of€ 90 million …

Starting in 1997, mortality outbreaks in cultured oysters Crassostrea gigas have been
reported in northwestern México. Previous studies have shown that massive die‐offs result …

Understanding sex determination in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas, a sequential
hermaphrodite, can provide prospective on the evolution of sex-determining systems for …

Crassostrea (Magallana) saidii has been commercially ranched in Malaysia and consumed
for more than 160 years, but it was only recently identified as a new species to science. This …

Le renouvellement annuel de la population de cellules germinales chez l'huître creuse
Crassostrea gigas est une étape clé de son cycle de reproduction. La compréhension de …

We present the results of a CO survey of gravitationally lensed quasars, conducted with the
Plateau de Bure Interferometer over the last three years. Among the 18 objects surveyed …

Components of the haemolymph are understood to constitute the internal defense system of
bivalve mollusks and their levels are often considered to be indicators of “health”; however …

Gametogenesis in the Chinese pen-shell bivalve, Atrina maura (Sowerby, 1835) was
provoked under artificial conditions in a running water system maintained under constant …