Natural growth of juveniles of the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus: Studying juveniles in the intertidal habitat in Hirao Bay, eastern Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Fisheries Science

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 585-593

  Yamana, Yusuke ^a,c   Hamano, Tatsuo ^b,d   Goshima, Seiji ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL FISHERIES UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Kainan   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apostichopus japonicus; Ecology; Growth; Juvenile; Sea cucumber

Indexed keywords

APOSTICHOPUS JAPONICUS; HOLOTHUROIDEA;

EID: 77954426381     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12562-010-0245-3     Document Type: Article

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