Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India

Metal (copper, zinc, iron and manganese) content in the eggs of Sesarma brockii De Man during embryogenesis.

Volume 38 Issue 1&2

T. Kannupandi,G. Vijayakumar and A. Shanmugam

Abstract

The heavy metal content such as iron, zinc, manganese and copper in the developing eggs of Sesarma brockii revealed that iron content in all stages of the eggs was higher than that of the other metals. The iron, zinc and manganese contents in various egg stages were in the order of I < I1 < I11 > IV > V, stage but the mean cdpper content was in the order of 1 > I1 < 111 > IV < V stage.

Keywords

Sesarma brockii, egg stages, heavy metal content 

Date : 30-12-1996