Food-limited growth and condition index in the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin 1791), and the bay scallop, Argopecten irradians irradians (Lamarck 1819)

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 271-283

  Rheault, Robert B ^a   Rice, Michael A ^b  

^a Moonstone Oysters   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bivalve; condition index; culture; flume; growth; seston flux

Indexed keywords

ARGOPECTEN IRRADIANS; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; BIVALVIA;

BAY SCALLOP; CONDITION INDEX; EASTERN OYSTER; FILTER FEEDERS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD LIMITATION; GROWTH;

EID: 0029669542     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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