Reproduction, condition and mortality of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg) in Sonora, México

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 268-278

  Chávez Villalba, Jorge ^a   Villelas Ávila, Ricardo ^a   Cáceres Martínez, Carlos ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Condition index; Crassostrea gigas; Mortality; Reproduction; Seston

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL LAGOON; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GAMETOGENESIS; LIFE CYCLE; MORTALITY; OYSTER CULTURE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SALINITY; SEASONALITY; SESTON; SPAWNING;

EL SALADO ESTUARY; JALISCO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SONORA;

CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 33847185943     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2007.01662.x     Document Type: Article

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