Seasonal changes in reproductive activity and biochemical composition of the razor clam Sinonovacula constricta (Lamarck 1818)

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-88

  Yan, Hongwei ^a   Li, Qi ^a   Liu, Wenguang ^b   Yu, Ruihai ^a   Kong, Lingfeng ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biochemical composition; Environmental factors; Reproductive cycle; Seasonal variations; Sinonovacula constricta

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIVALVE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GAMETOGENESIS; HATCHERY; HISTOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEED PRODUCTION; SPAWNING;

CHINA; SHANDONG; YELLOW RIVER DELTA;

BIVALVIA; SINONOVACULA CONSTRICTA; SOLENIDAE;

EID: 77649106365     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000903039756     Document Type: Article

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