Bay scallops, argopecten irradians, in the Northwestern gulf of Mexico (Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas)

Marine Fisheries Review

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 8-16

  Withers, Kim ^a   Hubner, Matt ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; DIET; IRRADIANCE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREHISTORIC; SCALLOP CULTURE; SEAGRASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

ARGOPECTEN IRRADIANS; PECTINIDAE;

EID: 75949090273     PISSN: 00901830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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