Quantifying fecundity in Macoma balthica using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-193

  Long, William Christopher ^a,c   Bromage, Erin ^b,d   Seitz, Rochelle D ^a   Kaattari, Stephen ^b  

^a Dept of Biological Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg; ELISA; Fecundity; Heat shock protein; Macoma balthica; Monoclonal antibodies

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; MACOMA BALTHICA;

EID: 76149118433     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00075     Document Type: Article

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