Spat settlement of the giant scallop, Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin, 1791), and other bivalve species on artificial filamentous collectors coated with chitinous material

Aquaculture

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 277-298

  Harvey, Michel ^a,b   Bourget, Edwin ^a   Gagné, Nellie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemical cues; Chitin; Collectors; Placopecten; Scallops; Settlement

Indexed keywords

PLACOPECTEN MAGELLANICUS; BIVALVIA;

CHEMICAL CUES; CHITIN; COLLECTORS; GIANT SCALLOP; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; SCALLOP CULTURE; SETTLEMENT; SPAT COLLECTION;

EID: 0030618855     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(96)01414-7     Document Type: Article

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