Somatic and gonadal growth of the sea urchin Psammechinus miliaris (Gmelin) fed artificial salmon feed compared with a macroalgal diet

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1549-1555

  Cook, Elizabeth J ^a   Kelly, Maeve S ^a   Mckenzie, J D ^a  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial diet; Echinoidea; Gonadal growth; Psammechinus miliaris; Somatic growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032427304     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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