Fecundity of the Southern Atlantic Surfclam Spisula solidissima similis

Progressive Fish-Culturist

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 253-257

  Walker, Randal L ^a   Hurley, Dorset H ^a   Jansen, Michelle L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPISULA SOLIDISSIMA;

EID: 0030464940     PISSN: 00330779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8640(1996)058<0253:FOTSAS>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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