Growth characteristics of Sydney rock oysters Saccostrea commercialis in relation to size and temperature

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 227, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-168

  Mason, Caroline J ^a   Reid, Dennis D ^b   Nell, John A ^a  

^a NSW Fisheries   (Australia)

^b NSW Fisheries Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Growth rate; Oysters; Spat

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; GROWTH; MOLLUSC; TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; STATISTICAL MODEL; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BIVALVIA; SACCOSTREA COMMERCIALIS;

EID: 0032582013     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00225-6     Document Type: Article

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