Effect of stocking density on growth, settlement and survival of clam larvae, Meretrix meretrix

Aquaculture

Volumn 258, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 344-349

  Liu, Baozhong ^a   Dong, Bo ^a   Tang, Baojun ^a   Zhang, Tao ^a   Xiang, Jianhai ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Growth; Larvae; Meretrix meretrix; Settlement and survival; Stocking density

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GROWTH RATE; HATCHERY; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; SAMPLING; STOCKING DENSITY; SURVIVAL;

BIVALVIA; MERETRIX MERETRIX;

EID: 33746942209     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.03.047     Document Type: Article

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