Energetics of growth and reproduction in a high-tidal population of the clam Ruditapes decussatus from Urdaibai Estuary (Basque Country, N. Spain)

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-48

  Urrutia, M B ^a   Ibarrola, I ^a   Iglesias, J I P ^a   Navarro, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Clams; Growth; Reproduction; Ruditapes decussatus

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH; MOLLUSC; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; REPRODUCTION;

SPAIN;

BIVALVIA; RUDITAPES DECUSSATUS;

EID: 0032815507     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(99)00017-9     Document Type: Article

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