Shell morphometrics and some biochemical aspects of the pearl oyster Pinctada radiata (Leach 1814) in relation to different salinity levels around Bahrain

Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 767-782

  Al Sayed, Hashim ^a   El Din, Abdel Kader Gamal ^a   Saleh, Kareema M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Bahrain; Electrophoresis; Extreme salinity; Pearl oyster Pinctada radiata

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

PINCTADA RADIATA; BIVALVIA;

MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; PEARL OYSTER; SALINITY;

BAHRAIN;

EID: 0031432555     PISSN: 19859899     EISSN: 25360051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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