Induced triploidy in the soft-shelled cl
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K. M. Mason; S. E. Shumway; S. K. Allen; H. Hidu
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Article
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1988
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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Given that triploid adult bivalves reportedly grow larger and faster than their diploid siblings, such differences should be traceable to variation in energy allocation. In one proposed mechanism, retarded gametogenesis found in triploid adults may allow them more energy for somatic growth. Another