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Table 2
Values of von Bertalanffy growth parameters of freshwater mussels (Unionoida) belonging to the Etheriidae, Iridinidae and Unionidae families.
| Family Species |
K (month−1) | L∞ (mm) | Study area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etheriidae | ||||
| Etheria elliptica | 0.0718 | 82.2 | Pendjari River (Benin) | Present study |
| Iridinidae | ||||
| Mutela rostrata | 0.048–0.179 | 59.3–63.2 | Lake Chad (Tchad) | Lévêque (1971) |
| Mutela dubia | 0.053–0.129 | 76.4–80.9 | Lake Chad (Tchad) | Lévêque (1971) |
| Unionidae | ||||
| Caelatura aegyptiaca | 0.114–0.152 | 26.8–33.8 | Lake Chad (Tchad) | Lévêque (1971) |
| Caelatura teretiuscula | 0.094–0.200 | 25.5–27.3 | Lake Chad (Tchad) | Lévêque (1971) |
| Margaritiferidae | ||||
| Pinctada fucata | 0.0757 | 79.3 | India | Chellam (1988) |
| Pinctada margaritifera | 0.038 | 160.5 | French Polynesia | Pouvreau et al. (2000) |
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