ARAÚJO, Maria Lúcia Rodrigues. Ciclo reprodutivo e distribuição espacial de Anomalocardia brasiliana (GMELIN, 1791) (Mollusca : Bibalvia : Veneriidae) na praia doCanto da Barra, Fortim, Ceará. 76 p. Dissertação (Mestrado em Ciências Marinhas Tropicais) - Instituto de Ciências do Mar, Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2004.Marine bivalves are very appreciated as food and its shell is used for several purposes, especially for ornament. The present research aims to study the marine bivalve Anomalocardia brasiliana in relation to its population density and reproductive cycle, correlating them with environmental parameters (salinity, temperature and precipitation). Monthly samplings were realized from May 2002 to April 2003 at Canto da Barra Beach,...