Changes in shell dimensions of pearl oysters, Pinctada mazatlanica (Hanley 1856) and Pteria sterna (Gould 1851), during growth as criteria for Mabe pearl implants

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 801-814

  Sauccdo, P ^a   Monteforte, M ^a   Blanc, F ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL VALÉRY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MORPHOMETRY; SHELL; SHELLFISH CULTURE;

PINCTADA MAZATLANICA; PTERIA STERNA;

EID: 0032429176     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.1998.tb01106.x     Document Type: Article

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