Growth of juvenile red sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus) fed Zostera marina or Nereocystis luetkeana

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 777-780

  Morris, T J ^a,b   Campbell, A ^a  

^a PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

eelgrass; Growth; Nereocystis luetkeana; red sea urchin; Strongylocentrotus franciscanus; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

NEREOCYSTIS LUETKEANA; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS FRANCISCANUS; ZOSTERA MARINA;

DIET; GROWTH; JUVENILES; RED SEA URCHIN; SHELLFISH;

EID: 0030303192     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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