Shell length-at-age relationships in James River, Virginia, oysters (Crassostrea virginica) collected four centuries apart

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1109-1115

  Harding, Juliana M ^a   Mann, Roger ^a   Southworth, Melissa J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age at length; Chesapeake Bay; Crassostrea virginica; Eastern oyster; James River; Jamestown

Indexed keywords

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 58149240811     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000-27.5.1109     Document Type: Article

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