Size and time of day affect the response of postlarvae and early juvenile grooved tiger prawns Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan (Decapoda: Penaeidae) to natural and artificial seagrass in the laboratory

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 211, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 263-277

  Liu, H ^a   Loneragan, N R ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Habitat structure; Penaeus semisulcatus; Postlarvae; Seagrass; Settlement

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GRASS; JUVENILE; LARVA; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; SAND; SHRIMP; SURVIVAL;

PENAEUS SEMISULCATUS; DECAPODA; PENAEUS ESCULENTUS; ZOSTERA CAPRICORNI; ZOSTERACEAE;

ARTIFICIAL HABITAT; GROOVED TIGER PRAWN; HABITAT SELECTION; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; PRAWN JUVENILE; SEAGRASS; SEAGRASS MEADOWS;

EID: 0030618468     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02722-0     Document Type: Article

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