Does Mya truncata reproduce at its southern distribution limit? Preliminary information

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-28

  Amaro, Teresa ^a   Duineveld, Gerard ^a   Tyler, Paul ^b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mya truncata; North Sea benthos; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

REPRODUCTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

BIVALVIA; MYA TRUNCATA;

EID: 18944377985     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2005)24[25:DMTRAI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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