Maturity and growth of the pacific geoduck clam, Panopea abrupta, in southern British Columbia, Canada

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-90

  Campbell, A ^a   Ming, M D ^a  

^a PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hermaphrodite; Maturity; Pacific geoduck; Panopea abrupta; Reproduction; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; MATURATION; MOLLUSC; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO;

CANADA;

BIVALVIA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; PANOPEA ABRUPTA;

EID: 0042127065     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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