The reproductive response of the protobranch bivalve Yoldia hyperborea to an intermittent influx of phytodetritus. An experimental approach

Yoldia hyperborea (Loven) is a deposit feeder species living in muddy sediments of Conception Bay (Newfoundland, Canada) where it is exposed to a seasonal input of sinking phytoplankton during spring. Data field indicates that this species exhibits an increasing gonad development shortly after the s...

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