Is Sexual Size Dimorphism Inherent in the Scallop Patinopecten yessoensis?

Studies on sexual size dimorphism in Pectinidae are limited. This work deals with the mobile long-lived scallop Patinopecten yessoensis, a common (fished and cultured) species in the subtidal benthos of the Sea of Japan. A previously developed method of age determination in P. yessoensis allowed me...

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Main Author: Alla V. Silina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Scientifica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8653621