The Paracentrotus lividus populations from the northern Moroccan Atlantic coast: Growth, reproduction and health condition

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 999-1007

  Bayed, Abdellatif ^a   Quiniou, Françoise ^b   Benrha, Ali ^c   Guilloi, Monique ^d  

^a Institut Scientifique   (Morocco)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c Institut National de Recherche Halieutique   (Morocco)

^d Universite de Bretagne Occidentale   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; ECHINODERM; GROWTH; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION EFFECT; REPRODUCTION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; WORLD;

ALGAE; ECHINOIDEA; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS;

EID: 22944476760     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315405012026     Document Type: Article

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