Response of settling oyster larvae, Crassostrea virginica, to specific portions of the visible light spectrum

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1081-1083

  Baker, Patrick ^a,b   Mann, Roger ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crassostrea virginica; Larvae; Light; Settlement

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LIGHT EFFECT; OYSTER CULTURE; SETTLING BEHAVIOR;

BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA;

EID: 0032408686     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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