Reproductive pattern of the blood ark, Anadara ovalis from the northeast coast of Florida

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 173-178

  Power, Alan J ^a   Nunez, Jose ^b   Mitchell, Marcy ^a   Walker, Randal L ^a   Sturmer, Leslie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anadara ovalis; Ark; Gametogenesis; Reproduction; Sex ratio; Spawning

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; HERMAPHRODITE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEX RATIO; SPAWNING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

ANADARA; ANADARA OVALIS; ARCIDAE; BIVALVIA; INVERTEBRATA; TREMATODA;

EID: 2442452547     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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