Comparison of dorsal and ventral tag retention in western rock lobsters, Panulirus cygnus (George)

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 577-580

  Melville Smith, R ^a   Chubb, C F ^a  

^a WESTERN AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES AND MARINE RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POPULATION DENSITY; ROCK LOBSTER; TAG RENTENTION; TAG RETENTION; TAGGING SITE; WATER DEPTH;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

DECAPODA; PANULIRUS CYGNUS;

EID: 0031414377     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF96065     Document Type: Article

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