Localized synchronous spawning of Mytilus californianus conrad in Barkley Sound, British Columbia, Canada

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 529-533

  Gosselin, Louis A ^a,b  

^a THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Broadcast spawning; Fertilization rate; Gametes; Life cycle; Mytilus; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE; RECRUITMENT; REPRODUCTION; ROCKY SHORE; SPAWNING; SYNCHRONY;

BARKLEY SOUND; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

BIVALVIA; INVERTEBRATA; MYTILIDAE; MYTILUS; MYTILUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 4644246139     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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