Morphometric relationship of weight and size of cultured freshwater pearl mussel, Hyriopsis (Limnoscapha) myersiana, under laboratory conditions and earthen pond phases

Aquaculture International

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-67

  Kovitvadhi, Satit ^a,b   Kovitvadhi, Uthaiwan ^c   Sawangwong, Pichan ^b   Trisaranuwatana, Premjai ^c   Machado, Jorge ^d  

^a BANSOMDEJCHAOPRAYA RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bivalvia; Culture; Freshwater pearl mussel; Length; Mollusca; Morphometric relationship

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; MOLLUSC; MORPHOMETRY; MUSSEL CULTURE; POND; SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEIGHT;

BIVALVIA; HYRIOPSIS; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 58149296044     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: 1573143X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10499-008-9180-z     Document Type: Article

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