Reproductive investment of the American razor clam Ensis americanus in the Dutch Wadden Sea

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 295-298

  Cardoso, Joana F M F ^a,b   Witte, Johannes IJ ^a   van der Veer, Henk W ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Body condition; Dutch Wadden Sea; Ensis americanus; Gonadosomatic ratio; Reproductive investment

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; GROWTH RATE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEASONALITY; SPAWNING; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; WADDEN SEA;

BIVALVIA; ENSIS AMERICANUS; SOLENIDAE;

EID: 70449722835     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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