Seasonal distribution pattern of adult sea cucumber apostichopus japonicus (Stichopodidae) in Yoshimi Bay, western Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Fisheries Science

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 585-591

  Yamana, Yusuke ^a   Hamano, Tatsuo ^b   Goshima, Seiji ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL FISHERIES UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aestivation; Apostichopus japonicus; Distribution; Ecology; Migration

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APOSTICHOPUS JAPONICUS; HOLOTHUROIDEA; STICHOPODIDAE;

EID: 67849114208     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12562-009-0076-2     Document Type: Article

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