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A comparison of two Florida populations of the coquina clam, Donax variabilis Say, 1822 (Bivalvia: Donacidae). II. Growth rates
| Title: | A comparison of two Florida populations of the coquina clam, Donax variabilis Say, 1822 (Bivalvia: Donacidae). II. Growth rates. |
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| Name(s): |
Mikkelsen, Paul S. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Date Issued: | 1985 | |
| Publisher: | California Malacozoological Society. | |
| Place of Publication: | Berkeley, CA | |
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| Extent: | 5 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | FA00007123 (IID) | |
| Note(s): |
Average summer growth rates of 3.0 mm and 3.7 mm per month were obtained for samplesof Donax variabilis from southwest Florida and central eastern Florida, respectively, using length frequencygraphs. Individuals usually live only one year. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 367 This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Mikkelsen, P. S. (1985). A comparison of two Florida populations of the coquina clam, Donax variabilis Say, 1822 (Bivalvia: Donacidae). II. Growth rates. The Veliger, 27(3), 308-311. |
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| Subject(s): |
Florida Clams Bivalves Donacidae Growth |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007123 | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
