Reproductive cycle and shell growth of transplanted Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum in Saroma Lagoon

Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi (Japanese Edition)

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 195-200

  Goshima, Seiji ^a   Ide, Nahomu ^a   Fujiyoshi, Yoshihiro ^b   Noda, Takashi ^a   Nakao, Shigeru ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Saromako Fishermen's Cooperative Association of Aquaculture   (Japan)

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EID: 21344438741     PISSN: 00215392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2331/suisan.62.195     Document Type: Article

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