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Shell strength of queen conch, Strombus gigas L.: aquaculture implications
Aquaculture Research, 1988 . Forces required to crack shells of a wild population of queen conchs, Strombus gigas L., from the Berry Islands. Bahamas and from three hatchery populations in Venezuela, the United States and Mexico were measured. Above about 55-mm shell length, shell strength of wild conchs increased rapidly for small length increases.
D. E. JORY, E. S. IVERSEN
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Microindentation behavior of the shell of the conch Strombus gigas
Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2001 Abstract Microindentation using a hard indentor is a very useful tool to probe the local mechanical properties (plastic flow, fracture, toughness, creep, etc.) of hard solids. We have used a depth sensitive indentation (DSI) version of this technique to study the shell of the conch Strombus gigas.In particular, we prepared polished ...
X Su, D Zhang, AH Heuer
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Is the Queen conch Strombus gigas (Mesogastropoda: Strombidae) a species with Allee effect?
Revista 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
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Revista de Biología Tropical, 2012 The Inlet of Xel-Ha is used as a park for ecotourism, representing a sanctuary for the conservation of Pink Queen Conch. Increasing fishing pressure has led to the inclusion of the species in CITES.
Joanne Rebecca Peel +1 more
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Revista de Biología Tropical, 2001 Se estudió la tasa de crecimiento de caracoles cultivados en corrales en cuatro ambientes diferentes. El cultivo se realizó de octubre de 1993 a marzo de 1994. 16 corrales de 50 m² de área cada uno, cuatro por ambiente, fueron colocados en los siguientes
Alberto de Jesús Navarrete
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Revista de Biología Tropical, 2014 El caracol rosa Strombus gigas tiene importancia pesquera en el Caribe, cuyas poblaciones se encuentran sobreexplotadas. Desde la década de 1980 se han desarrollado estudios de acuacultura, manejo del recurso y rehabilitación de áreas con la finalidad de
Mariana Noguez Núñez +1 more
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The little-known conch (Strombus gigas) fishery of Barbados
, 2008 Hazel A. Oxenford +3 more
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Revista de Biología Tropical, 2013 En el Caribe continental colombiano el aprovechamiento del recurso caracol y el estado de sus poblaciones han sido poco estudiados, esto se refleja en la carencia de un ordenamiento pesquero.
Ramón Nieto-Bernal +4 more
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Geochemistry of Persististrombus latus Gmelin from the Pleistocene Iberian Mediterranean realm [PDF]
, 2010 In this paper the organic and inorganic geochemistry of fossil and extant Persististrombus latus are compared, together with other strombid species (Lentigo lentiginosus, Lobatus gigas, Strombus alatus, Lobatus raninus, Laevistrombus canarium and ...
Torres Pérez-Hidalgo, Trinidad José
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