Shellfish gathering in Kiribati, micronesia: Nutritional microbiological, and toxicological aspects

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 91-127

  Thomas, Frank R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Cypraea tigris; Kiribati; Microbiological contamination; Proximate composition; Shellfish; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

DIET; NUTRITION; SHELLFISH; TOXICOLOGY;

KIRIBATI;

BIVALVIA; CYPRAEA TIGRIS; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042564515     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670240390202246     Document Type: Article

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