Gametogenesis and sexual maturation of the surf clam Mactra Veneriformis on the west coast of Korea

Malacologia

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 149-163

  Chung, Ee Yung ^a   Ryou, Dong Ki ^a  

^a Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

First sexual maturation; Gametogenesis; Mactra veneriformis; Reproductive cycle; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; MACTRA VENERIFORMIS; PROTEIDAE; PSEUDOCARDIUM SACHALINENSIS;

EID: 0034394638     PISSN: 00762997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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