Mussel (Mytilus Galloprovincialis Lamarck) settlement in the Ria de vigo (NW Spain) during a tidal cycle

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-85

  Cáceres Martínez, Jorge ^a,b   Figueras, Antonio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Mytilus galloprovincialis; Settlement; Tidal cycle

Indexed keywords

INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; MOLLUSCAN LARVAE; MUSSEL BED; ROCKY SHORE; SETTLEMENT; TIDAL CYCLE; TIDAL CYCLES;

SPAIN, GALICIA, RIA DE VIGO;

BIVALVIA; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 4243889124     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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