Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis lamarck) colonization on artificial substrates in the Ria de Vigo of NW Spain

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 153-157

  Cáceres Martínez, Jorge ^a,b   Figueras, Antonio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Colonization; Mussel seed and culture; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Settlement; Spat collectors

Indexed keywords

MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 18844471652     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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