Regeneration time and morphology of the inhalant siphon of Fonax denticulatus linnaeus, 1758 (Bivalvia, Donacidae) after amputation

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 447-450

  Miloslavich, Patricia ^a   Penchaszadeh, Pablo E ^b   Carbonini, Ana Karinna ^a   Schapira, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Donax denticulatus; Fish cropping; Regeneration; Siphon; Tellineacean bivalve

Indexed keywords

SHELLFISH;

BIVALVIA; DONACIDAE; DONAX DENTICULATUS;

EID: 4644324813     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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