Age and growth of the knobbed whelk Busycon carica (Gmelin 1791) in South Carolina subtidal waters

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 423-426

  Eversole, Arnold G ^a   Anderson, William D ^b   Isely, J Jeffery ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Busycon carica; Growth; Management; Mark recapture; Tagging; Whelk

Indexed keywords

BUSYCON CARICA; CARICA PAPAYA;

EID: 42449135740     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2008)27[423:AAGOTK]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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