Hemolymph vitellogenin levels and ovarian development during the reproductive and non-reproductive molt cycles in the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Fisheries Science

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 678-685

  Okumura, Takuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Giant freshwater prawn; Macrobrachium rosenbergii; Molt cycle; Vitellogenesis; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000013327     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1444-2906.2000.00108.x     Document Type: Article

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