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Gonadal cycle in an Adelomelon brasiliana (Neogastropoda: Volutidae) population of Buenos Aires province, Argentina

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The reproductive season of the Adelomelon brasiliana population of Mar del Plata extends from September to April (austral spring and summer), showing synchronisation with water temperature. Adult gonad state is related to shell-free wet mass. Oocytes reach 200 μm in diameter before spawning. In autumn, a resting phase begins, when no new oocytes develop and the non-spawned ones undergo reabsorption. Gonadic development begins during the early winter, when new previtellogenic oocytes can be observed through histology. The long reproductive season would increase the ability of the species to recover from harvesting.

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The financial support for the sampling was provided by a scholarship from the Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la provincia de Buenos Aires (CIC) to M. Cledón and Proyecto PICT 01-10975, UBACyT X316 and PIP 02193. M. Cledón thanks the DAAD for a sandwich scholarship and the Fundación Antorchas for a scholarship for PhD finalisation. We would like to thank Dr. T. Brey for his invaluable advice and support. We specially thank Dr. M. Scelzo for help with the temperature data, and J.P. Livore, Dr. M. von Hedor, J.P. Jiede, Lic. G. Bigatti and Lic. E. Pazgón for their collaboration during sampling. We are grateful to Prof. J. Bye for improving the manuscript.

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  1. Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Columbusstr., 27568, Bremerhaven, Germany

    M. Cledón & W. Arntz

  2. Lab. 19 Invertebrados I, Depto. Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pab II, C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    M. Cledón & P. E. Penchaszadeh

  3. CONICET—Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “B. Rivadavia”, Av. Angel Gallardo 470, 1405, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    P. E. Penchaszadeh

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Cledón, M., Arntz, W. & Penchaszadeh, P.E. Gonadal cycle in an Adelomelon brasiliana (Neogastropoda: Volutidae) population of Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Marine Biology 147, 439–445 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-005-1588-7

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