Physiologic variability of eastern oysters from Apalachicola Bay, Florida

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 543-553

  Fisher, William S ^a   Winstead, James T ^a   Oliver, Leah M ^a   Edmiston, H Lee ^b   Bailey, George O ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

Author keywords

bivalve physiology; Crassostrea virginica; Eastern oysters

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030454496     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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