The ecology of Lytechinus variegatus

Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science

Volumn 32, Issue C, 2001, Pages 375-393

  Watts, Stephen A ^a   McClintock, James B ^a   Lawrence, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYTECHINUS; LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 77956819500     PISSN: 01679309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9309(01)80023-5     Document Type: Chapter

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