Size at sexual maturity and the reproductive biology of two species of scyllarid lobster from New South Wales and Victoria, Australia

Crustaceana

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 344-367

  Stewart, J ^a   Kennelly, S J ^a   Hoegh Guldberg, O ^b  

^a NSW Fisheries Research Institute   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; MATURITY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURITY; SIZE;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, COFFS HARBOUR; AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA, LAKES ENTRANCE;

DECAPODA; IBACUS PERONII;

EID: 0030618842     PISSN: 0011216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854097X00618     Document Type: Article

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