The natural diet of the green abalone (Haliotis fulgens Philippi) in the southern part of its range, Baja California Sur, Mexico, assessed by an analysis of gut contents

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 777-782

  Serviere Zaragoza, E ^a   Gomez Lopez D ^a   Ponce Diaz G ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Green abalone; Gut content; Haliotis; Natural diet

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; DIET; WEIGHT;

MEXICO;

CRYPTOPLEURA CRISPA; EISENIA ARBOREA; HALIOTIS FULGENS; PHYLLOSPADIX TORREYI; RHODYMENIA; SARGASSUM;

EID: 0344267661     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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