Salinity and survival of Martesia striata (Linn) in Cochin harbour
The effects of salinity variations on the survival of Martesia striata from Cochin harbour are presented. It is observed that at least a few of the animals survive the low saline conditions during monsoon. Laboratory experiments showed the lethal salinity as 6‰ when animals acclimatised in 34‰ were subjected to abrupt changes in salinity. But acclimatisation to 17‰ salinity showed a downward shift in the lethal salinity to 4‰. The present observations indicate that M. striata is euryhaline arid the extent of tolerance to lower salinities depends on the degree of acclimatisation.
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| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | article biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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1980
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| Subjects: | Biology, Martesia striata, molluscans, bivalves, salinity effects, lethal limits, Cochin, Kerala, India, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/33518 |
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