Morphological analysis of a deep-sea whelk Buccinum tsubai in the Sea of Japan

Fisheries Science

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 823-828

  Iguchi, Akira ^a   Ito, Hiroharu ^b   Ueno, Masahiro ^c   Maeda, Tsuneo ^d   Minami, Takashi ^e   Hayashi, Isao ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Toyama Prefectural Fisheries Research Institute   (Japan)

^e FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Buccinum tsubai; Morphometric analysis; Sea of Japan; Sexual dimorphism; Upper portion of the Sea of Japan Proper Water

Indexed keywords

BUCCINUM TSUBAI; GASTROPODA;

EID: 24944446735     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2005.01033.x     Document Type: Article

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