Modifications in microstructure of cultured and wild scallop shells (Pecten maximus)

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 633-641

  Grefsrud, Ellen Sofie ^a   Dauphin, Yannicke ^b   Cuif, Jean Pierre ^b   Denis, Alain ^b   Strand, Øivind ^a,c  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

AFM; Modifications; Pecten maximus; Scallop culture; SEM; Shell microstructure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MOLLUSCA; PECTEN MAXIMUS; PECTINIDAE;

EID: 50049113294     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2008)27[633:MIMOCA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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