Sex ratio, fecundity and reproductive potential in two marine portunid crabs, Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus (Herbst) and Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus (Linnaeus) along the Karnataka coast

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-48

  Sukumaran, K K ^a   Neelakantan, B ^b  

^a CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAB FISHERIES; FECUNDITY; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SEX RATIO;

INDIA, KARNATAKA;

DECAPODA; PORTUNUS PELAGICUS; PORTUNUS SANGUINOLENTUS;

EID: 0030732047     PISSN: 03795136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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