Reproductive cycle of the carpet shell clam Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus 1758) in Araxos lagoon (NW Peloponnisos, Greece) and in Evinos estuary (South Aitoloakarnania, Greece)

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 999-1005

  Chryssanthakopoulou, Vassiliki ^a   Kaspiris, Panayiotis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bivalves; Gametogenesis; Histology; Reproductive cycle; Ruditapes decussatus

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; COASTAL LAGOON; GAMETOGENESIS; HISTOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; PELOPONNISOS; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BIVALVIA; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) DECUSSATUS;

EID: 28644439581     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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