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Is the Queen conch Strombus gigas (Mesogastropoda: Strombidae) a species with Allee effect?

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2014
The marine park of Xel-Há has a population of Strombus gigas which breeds in the area. We determined the relationship between reproductive activity, conch density and environmental parameters.
Dalila Aldana Aranda   +2 more
doaj   +4 more sources

The queen conch mitogenome: intra- and interspecific mitogenomic variability in Strombidae and phylogenetic considerations within the Hypsogastropoda [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Aliger gigas is an economically important and vulnerable marine species. We present a new mitogenome of A. gigas from the Mexican Caribbean and use the eight publicly available Strombidae mitogenomes to analyze intra- and interspecific variation.
Salima Machkour-M’Rabet   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Queen conch (Strombus gigas) testis regresses during the reproductive season at nearshore sites in the Florida Keys. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2010
BackgroundQueen conch (Strombus gigas) reproduction is inhibited in nearshore areas of the Florida Keys, relative to the offshore environment where conchs reproduce successfully.
Daniel J Spade   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Internal 3D cracks evolution and the toughening mechanisms of the hierarchical structures in Strombus gigas shell

open access: yesMaterials and Design, 2021
Strombus gigas shell is a lightweight, high-strength and high-toughness biocomposite material. In-depth exploration of its internal microstructure characteristics and the corresponding strengthening and toughening mechanism is of great significance to ...
Yongcun Li
exaly   +3 more sources

Nanotwin-governed toughening mechanism in hierarchically structured biological materials [PDF]

open access: yesNature Communications, 2016
As a natural biocomposite, Strombus gigas, commonly known as the giant pink queen conch shell, exhibits outstanding mechanical properties such as fracture toughness.
Yoon Ah Shin   +11 more
doaj   +2 more sources

IDENTIFICACIÓN MOLECULAR DE POBLACIONES BACTERIANAS ASOCIADAS AL CARACOL PALA (Strombus gigas) DEL CARIBE COLOMBIANO [PDF]

open access: yesActa Biológica Colombiana, 2009
RESUMEN El caracol Pala, Strombus gigas (Strombidae), es de gran importancia ecológica y socioeconómica en el área caribeña colombiana. Sin embargo, es una especie catalogada como “vulnerable” y existe muy poca información referente a las especies ...
EDINSON ACOSTA   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Population genetics of the pink snail Strombus gigas in the Yucatan Peninsula:Implications for its management and fishery

open access: yesCiencias Marinas, 2005
The genetic population structure of the pink snail Strombus gigas in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, was determined by isozyme expression in polyacrylamide gels.
Jorge A Tello-Cetina   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Diversidad genética de dos poblaciones del caracol Strombus gigas (Gastropoda: Strombidae) en Yucatán, México, con microsatélite

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2011
El caracol rosado S. gigas, es una especie de gran importancia pesquera en la región del Caribe que incluye la Península de Yucatán, en la cual, se analizó la diversidad y estructura genética de dos poblaciones (Arrecife Alacranes y Banco Chinchorro ...
Roberto Zamora-Bustillos   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Abundancia y distribución de larvas de Strombus gigas (Mesogastropoda: Strombidae) durante el período reproductivo de la especie en el Caribe Mexicano Abundance and distribution of Strombus gigas (Mesogastropoda: Strombidae) larvae during their reproductive period in the Mexican Caribbean

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2012
El caracol rosa (Strombus gigas, Linnaeus, 1758) es una especie de importancia económica en el Mar Caribe, por lo cual, en la década de 1980 representó la segunda pesquería después de la langosta espinosa, razón por la que actualmente se encuentra en ...
José Francisco Chávez Villegas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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