Growth of the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum in Sanbanse, the shallow coastal area in Tokyo Bay

Fisheries Science

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1309-1316

  Nakamura, Yasuo ^a   Hagino, Michiaki ^b,c   Hiwatari, Takehiko ^a   Iijima, Akiko ^a,b   Kohata, Kunio ^a   Furota, Toshio ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Kensetsu Kankyo Kenkyu sho Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bivalves; Growth; Manila clam; Ruditapes philippinarum; Sanbanse; Shallow coastal area; Tokyo Bay

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; INVERTEBRATA; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) PHILIPPINARUM;

EID: 0036920033     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1444-2906.2002.00569.x     Document Type: Article

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