Morphometric relationships, gametogenic development and spawning of the geoduck clam Panopea globosa (Bivalvia: Hiatellidae) in the central Gulf of California

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 423-431

  Aragón Noriega, Eugenio Alberto ^a   Chávez Villalba, Jorge ^a   Gribben, Paul E ^b   Alcántara Razo, Edgar ^a   Maeda Martínez, Alfonso N ^a   Arambula Pujol, Edna María ^a   García Juárez, Alma Rosa ^a,c   Maldonado Amparo, Rosalío ^d  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Instituto Nacional de Pesca y Acuacultura   (Mexico)

^d Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos del Mar No 3   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Clam; Geoduck; Gulf of California; Oocyte size; Panopea globosa; Reproduction; Sex ratios

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; HIATELLIDAE; PANOPEA;

EID: 36649030397     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2007)26[423:MRGDAS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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