Reproduction and Development in Mollusca

Introduction --
Molluscan Science --
Taxonomy and Distribution --
Thermal Vents and Cold Seeps --
Energy Budgets --
Life Span and Generation Time --
Spermatogenesis and Fertilization --
Ontogenetic Development --
Locomotion and Dispersal --
Molluscan Fisheries --
Shell and Reproduction --
Structure and Diversity --
Latitudes, Predators and Parasites --
Shell and Resource Allocation --
Symmetry and Sinistrals --
Chemical Defense --
Sexual Reproduction --
Reproductive Systems --
Gonochorism --
Pathenogenesis --
Hermaphroditism --
Mates and Mating Systems --
Alternative Mating System (AMS) --
Multiple Paternity --
Encapsulation and Nurse Eggs --
Poecilogony and Dispersal Dimorphism --
Brood Protection and Viviparity --
Fecundity --
Regeneration and Asexual Reproduction --
Gastropods --
Clio pyrimidata --
Aestivation --
Seasonal Aestivation --
Tidal Aestivation --
Biological Weapon --
Sex Determination --
Inheritance of Color and Symmetry --
Karyotypes and Heterogametism --
Spawning Induction and Cryopreservation --
Ploidy Induction and Gigantism --
Mitochondrial Genome --
Sex Determination Models --
Sex Differentiation --
Neuroendocrines --
Steroid Hormones --
Endocrines Disruption --
Parasitic Disruption --
Ocean Acidification --
Chemistry of Seawater --
Pelagic Molluscs --
Benthic Molluscs --
Persistent Carry-over Effects --
Effects on Prey-Predators --
Uniqueness of Molluscs --
Shell and Iteroparity --
Gamete Diversity --
Gigantism and Polyploidy --
Sexuality and Paternity --
Double Uniparental Inheritance (DUI) --
Vertebrate Type Steroids --
Aestivation vs Cysts --
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