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bradytictic

Definition

bradytictic rate
(Adjective) A descriptor of malacological reproductive biology, where spawning takes place in summer; glochidia overwinter in females and are expelled the following spring.
Usage: Epioblasma capsaeformis is a bradytictic spawner, and successful glochidia infections have been induced with banded sculpin and bluebreast, dusky, gilt, redline, spotted, and wounded darters.


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