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Table 3 Comparison of the von Bertalanffy growth parameters and corresponding overall growth performance between Dosinia exoleta and other venerid species worldwide

From: Age and growth in three populations of Dosinia exoleta (Bivalvia: Veneridae) from the Portuguese coast

Species

K (year−1)

L (mm)

P

Ageing method

Study area

Reference

D. exoleta (×, 1)

0.28

43.88

4.374

AP

Aveiro, Portugal (Atlantic Ocean)

Present study

D.exoleta (×, 2)

0.30

47.08

4.496

AP

Setúbal, Portugal (Atlantic Ocean)

Present study

D. exoleta (×, 3)

0.50

42.93

4.597

AP

Faro, Portugal (Atlantic Ocean)

Present study

D. exoleta (×, 4)

0.36

51.3

4.687

MR

Eggholmane, Norway (Atlantic Ocean)

Tunberg (1983a)

D. lupinus (×, 5)

0.36

36.0

4.225

SR

Eggholmane, Norway (Atlantic Ocean)

Tunberg (1983b)

D. nipponica (× ,6)

0.159

78.95

4.893

AP

Wakkanai Port, Japan (Pacific Ocean)

Tanabe and Oba (1988)

D. nipponica (×, 7)

0.203

74.46

4.923

AP

Hakodate Bay, Japan (Pacific Ocean)

Tanabe and Oba (1988)

D. nipponica (×, 8)

0.262

61.06

4.776

AP

Tokyo Bay, Japan (Pacific Ocean)

Tanabe and Oba (1988)

D. nipponica (×, 9)

0.295

55.46

4.702

AP

Seto Inland Sea, Japan (Pacific Ocean)

Tanabe and Oba (1988)

D. nipponica (×, 10)

0.403

76.44

5.255

AP

Ariake Bay, Japan (Pacific Ocean)

Tanabe and Oba (1988)

A. antiqua (, 11)

0.183

80.00

4.972

MR

Chiloé, Chile (Pacific Ocean)

Clasing et al. (1994)

A. umbonella (, 12)

0.28

58.0

4.737

LF

Park-e-Dolat, Iran (Persian Gulf)

Saeedi et al. (2010)

A. umbonella (, 13)

0.29

62.0

4.840

LF

Park-e-Qadir, Iran (Persian Gulf)

Saeedi et al. (2010)

C. brevisiphonata (■, 14)

0.202

101.8

5.329

SR, CS

Ussuri Bay, Russia (Sea of Japan)

Selin and Selina (1988)

C. brevisiphonata (■, 15)

0.177

102.2

5.276

SR, CS

Putyatin Islands, Russia (Sea of Japan)

Selin and Selina (1988)

C. brevisiphonata (■, 16)

0.147

113.4

5.331

SR, CS

Vostok Bay, Russia (Sea of Japan)

Selin and Selina (1988)

C. chione (■, 17)

0.24

93.0

5.286

SR, TS

Gulf of Euboikos, Greece (Aegean Sea)

Metaxatos (2004)

C. chione (■, 18)

0.24

62.7

4.772

AP

Thassos Island, Greece (Thracian Sea)

Leontarakis and Richardson (2005)

C. chione (■, 19)

0.26

57.8

4.701

AP

Thassos Island, Greece (Thracian Sea)

Leontarakis and Richardson (2005)

C. chione (■, 20)

0.15

98.1

5.151

AP

Arrábida, Portugal (Atlantic Sea)

Moura et al. (2009)

C. chione (■, 21)

0.18

91.1

5.134

SR

Arrábida, Portugal (Atlantic Sea)

Moura et al. (2009)

C. chione (■, 22)

0.25

72.4

4.977

AP

Rab Island, Croatia (Adriatic Sea)

Ezgeta-Balić et al. (2011)

C. chione (■, 23)

0.15

74.5

4.793

AP

Pag Bay, Croatia (Adriatic Sea)

Ezgeta-Balić et al. (2011)

C. chione (■, 24)

0.11

82.8

4.795

AP

Kaštela Bay, Croatia (Adriatic Sea)

Ezgeta-Balić et al. (2011)

C. chione (■, 25)

0.34

79.3

5.229

AP

Cetina Estuary, Croatia (Adriatic Sea)

Ezgeta-Balić et al. (2011)

C. gallina (□, 26)

0.35

36.12

4.217

AP

Valencia, Spain (Mediterranean Sea)

Ramón and Richardson (1992)

C. gallina (□, 27)

0.40

40.05

4.410

LF

Valencia, Spain (Mediterranean Sea)

Ramón (1993)

C. gallina (□, 28)

0.21

52.20

4.475

TS

Ancona, Italy (Adriatic Sea)

Polenta (1993)

C. gallina (□, 29)

0.48

41.60

4.539

TS

Ancona, Italy (Adriatic Sea)

Arneri et al. (1995)

C. gallina (□, 30)

0.52

39.50

4.506

TS

Neretva Estuary, Croatia (Adriatic Sea)

Arneri et al. (1997)

C. gallina (□, 31)

0.429

34.17

4.233

SR

Turkey (Northern Marmara Sea)

Deval and Oray (1998)

C. gallina (□, 32)

0.37

33.46

4.142

TS

Turkey (Northern Marmara Sea)

Deval (2001)

C. gallina (□, 33)

0.609

27.25

4.091

TS

Russia (Northern Black Sea)

Boltachova and Mazlumyan (2001)

C. gallina (□, 34)

0.47

38.95

4.444

AP

Faro, Portugal (Atlantic Ocean)

Gaspar et al. (2004)

C. gallina (□, 35)

0.32

42.15

4.380

LF

Faro, Portugal (Atlantic Ocean)

Gaspar et al. (2004)

C. gallina (□, 36)

0.71

37.55

4.575

SR

Faro, Portugal (Atlantic Ocean)

Gaspar et al. (2004)

C. gallina (□, 37)

0.16

26.00

3.449

TS

Yakakent, Turkey (Black Sea)

Dalgiç et al. (2010)

C. gallina (□, 38)

0.21

28.88

3.704

TS

Inceburun, Turkey (Black Sea)

Dalgiç et al. (2010)

C. gallina (□, 39)

0.22

26.60

3.617

TS

Cide, Turkey (Black Sea)

Dalgiç et al. (2010)

C. striatula (□, 40)

0.23

32.90

3.913

SR

Millport, Scotland (Atlantic Ocean)

Ursin (1963)

C. striatula (□, 41)

0.25

38.75

4.163

SR

Bristol Channel, UK (Atlantic Ocean)

Warwick et al. (1978)

E. exalbida (♦, 42)

0.180

73.98

4.863

AP, IR

Beagle Channel, Argentina (Atlantic Ocean)

Lomovasky et al. (2002)

M. mercenaria (, 43)

0.182

94.31

5.184

SR

Southampton, UK (Atlantic Ocean)

Hibbert (1977)

M. mercenaria (, 44)

0.312

71.04

5.049

AP

Georgia, USA (Atlantic Ocean)

Walker and Tenore (1984)

M. mercenaria (, 45)

0.260

89.40

5.269

AP

Georgia, USA (Atlantic Ocean)

Walker and Tenore (1984)

M. mercenaria (, 46)

0.340

65.90

4.988

AP

Georgia, USA (Atlantic Ocean)

Walker and Tenore (1984)

M. mercenaria (, 47)

0.21

73.32

4.918

CS

Narragansett Bay, USA (Atlantic Ocean)

Jones et al. (1989)

Tawera gayi (+, 48)

0.288

28.03

3.802

AP, MR

Beagle Channel, Argentina (Atlantic Ocean)

Lomovasky et al. (2005)

V. corrugata (▲, 49)

0.31

49.98

4.588

SR

Mira Estuary, Portugal (Atlantic Ocean)

Guerreiro and Rafael (1995)

V. corrugata (▲, 50)

0.43

45.5

4.608

SR

Ria de Aveiro, Portugal (Atlantic Ocean)

Maia et al. (2006)

V. corrugata (▲, 51)

0.29

54.3

4.667

AP

Ria de Aveiro, Portugal (Atlantic Ocean)

Maia et al. (2006)

V. verrucosa (Δ, 52)

0.253

44.9

4.360

CS

Bari, Italy (Adriatic Sea)

Arneri et al. (1998)

V. verrucosa (Δ, 53)

0.352

54.1

4.746

CS

Gulf of Manfredonia, Italy (Adriatic Sea)

Arneri et al. (1998)

V. verrucosa (Δ, 54)

0.298

54.2

4.676

CS

Gulf of Maliakos, Greece (Aegean Sea)

Arneri et al. (1998)

V. verrucosa (Δ, 55)

0.324

52.1

4.661

CS

Bay of Thessaloniki, Greece (Aegean Sea)

Arneri et al. (1998)

V. verrucosa (Δ, 56)

0.360

43.4

4.469

CS

Alexandroupolis, Greece (Aegean Sea)

Arneri et al. (1998)

  1. K growth coefficient, L asymptotic shell length, P overall growth performance, AP acetate peels, MR mark-recapture, SR surface rings, LF length-frequency, CS cross-sections, TS thin sections, IR isotope ratios