Instrumentation for mussel (Perna canaliculus) shell strength measurements

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 311-315

  Garden, Graham M ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bivalves; Mussels; Shell strength; Testing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; MUSSEL; NEW ZEALAND; SHELL; TENSOMETRY;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA RECORDING; FORCE MEASUREMENT; TESTING;

MUSSELS;

AGRICULTURE;

PERNA CANALICULUS;

EID: 0032030360     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1699(98)00003-9     Document Type: Article

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