Multiple stable reference points in oyster populations: Biological relationships for the eastern oyster (crassostrea virginica) in Delaware Bay

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-132

  Powell, Eric N ^a   Klinck, John M ^b   Ashton Alcox, Kathryn A ^a   Kraeuter, John N ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 66449125625     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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