Reproductive ecology of the invasive whelk Rapana venosa Valenciennes, 1846, in the southeastern Black Sea (Gastropoda: Muricidae)

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1865-1867

  Saǧlam, Hacer ^a   Düzgüneş, Ertuǧ ^b   Öǧüt, Hamdi ^b  

^a CENTRAL FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

^b KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Black Sea; Rapana venosa; Reproductive ecology; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

DREDGING; GASTROPOD; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL MATURITY; SNAIL; SPAWNING;

BLACK SEA; EURASIA;

GASTROPODA; MURICIDAE; RAPANA VENOSA;

EID: 70149113319     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp184     Document Type: Conference Paper

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