Distribution, recruitment, and growth of the black-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera, in Kane'ohe Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i

Pacific Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-38

  Rodgers, S Ku'ulei ^a   Sims, Neil A ^b   Sarver, Dale J ^b   Cox, Evelyn F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Black Pearls Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; MOLLUSC; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RECRUITMENT; STANDING STOCK;

UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; PINCTADA MARGARITIFERA;

EID: 0034113981     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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