Respiration rates of live clams (mercenaria mercenaria; hard clams) in modified atmospheres at various temperatures

Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-51

  Ho, Y C ^a   Lee, Tung Ching ^a   Yam, Kit L ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clams; Mercenaria mercenaria; Modified atmosphere; Respiration rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843063408     PISSN: 10498850     EISSN: 15470636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J030v06n01_04     Document Type: Article

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