Vitellogenesis in the mud crab Scylla serrata - An in vivo isotope study

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 659-665

  Rani, K ^a   Subramoniam, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); SCYLLA SERRATA;

EID: 0030775660     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1549368     Document Type: Article

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