Population selection strategies in the wedge clam, Donax incarnatus (Gmelin) from Panambur beach, Mangalore

The wedge clams, of genus Donax. form a dominant component in the infauna of sandy beaches of Indian coasts. Though not commercially very important, these clams support small fisheries along certain regions of the east and west coasts of India. Some aspects of the population biology of Donax spp have been reported by earlier werker