Oyster species of the sub tropical coast of Pakistan (northern Arabian Sea)

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 108-118

  Siddiqui, Ghazala ^a   Ahmed, Muzammil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Crassostrea; Ostrea; Oyster; Saccostrea; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CRASSOSTREA; CRASSOSTREA BELCHERI; CRASSOSTREA GRYPHOIDES; CRASSOSTREA MADRASENSIS; CRASSOSTREA RIVULARIS; OSTREA; OSTREA NOMADES; OSTREIDAE; SACCOSTREA;

EID: 0005188805     PISSN: 03795136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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