Evaluation of a nonlethal technique for determining sex of freshwater mussels

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 84-89

  Saha, Samrat ^a   Layzer, James B ^a  

^a TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gametes; Gametogenesis; Gonadal fluid; Histology; Unionidae

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GAMETE; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

NORTH AMERICA;

ACTINONAIAS LIGAMENTINA; ELLIPTIO DILATATA; METATHERIA; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 38949184521     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/07-004R.1     Document Type: Article

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