Spawning of the temperate sea cucumber, Australostichopus mollis (Levin)

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 363-373

  Morgan, Andrew David ^a  

^a TOI OHOMAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHINODERM CULTURE; HATCHERY; HEAT SHOCK; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPAWNING;

ASTEROIDEA; AUSTRALOSTICHOPUS; HOLOTHUROIDEA;

EID: 66949117080     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: 17497345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2009.00256.x     Document Type: Article

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