Comparative growth and survival of juvenile hard clams, Mercenaria mercenaria, fed commercially available diets

Zoo Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 513-525

  Espinosa, Emmanuelle Pales ^a   Allam, Bassem ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Aquaculture; Aquarium; Feed; Ornamental; Shellfish

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIVALVIA; ISOCHRYSIS GALBANA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA;

EID: 33846080174     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20113     Document Type: Article

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