Identification of annually produced opaque bands in the shell of the freshwater mussel Elliptio complanata using the seasonal cycle of δ18O

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 372-379

  Veinott, Geoffrey I ^a   Cornett, R Jack ^b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN NUCLEAR LABORATORIES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELLIPTIO COMPLANATA; BIVALVIA;

BAND COUNTING; MUSSEL;

EID: 0030469450     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-53-2-372     Document Type: Article

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