Comparative growth of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin) reared at low and high salinities in new Brunswick, Canada

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 107-114

  Bataller, Erick E ^a   Boghen, Andrew D ^b   Burt, Michael D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crassostrea virginica; Eastern oyster; Glycogen concentration; Growth

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; OYSTER CULTURE; SALINITY;

CANADA;

BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA;

EID: 0032784828     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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