Histological assessment of the lobster (Homarus Americanus) in the "100 Lobsters" project

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 439-447

  Shields, Jeffrey D ^a   Wheeler, Kersten N ^a   Moss, Jessica A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

American lobster; Contaminants; Epizootic shell disease; Histology; Homarus americanus; Idiopathic blindness; Necrotizing hepatopancreatitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HOMARUS AMERICANUS; LOBSTER;

EID: 84864612741     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/035.031.0204     Document Type: Article

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