The reproductive cycle of the 'blunt' sea urchin

Aquaculture International

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-160

  Guillou, M ^a   Lumingas, L J L ^b  

^a INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

^b SAM RATULANGI UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Blunt sea urchin (Sphaerechinus granularis); Brittany fisheries; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ECHINOIDEA; SPHAERECHINUS GRANULARIS;

EID: 0002568272     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009290307840     Document Type: Article

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