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AUTHOR
Denis Saulnier
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Characterization of molecular processes involved in the pearl formation in Pinctada margaritifera for the sustainable development of pearl farming in…
2011
11 pages; International audience
'Shellome': Proteins involved in mollusk shell biomineralization - diversity, functions.
2011
18 pages; International audience
Characterization of molecular processes involved in the pearl formation in Pinctada margaritifera for a sustainable development of pearl farming indu…
2013
Tahiti’s pearl farming industry plays a major socio-economic role in French Polynesia. In an increasingly competitive market where the production of high quality pearls becomes essential, research can help secure and ensure sustainable production. In that context, Ifremer, in close collaboration with the “direction des resources marines” (French Polynesian government agency) has developed research projects on the “sustainable development of pearl farming”. This program is organized along 3 axes: (1) understanding the animal physiology and initiating a genetically selective breeding program of donor oysters; (2) understanding pearl oyster larvae dispersal and recruitment; (3) understanding t…