Fecundity and egg loss during incubation in Norway lobster (nephrops norvegicus) in the north tyrrhenian sea

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 32, Issue 10-11, 1998, Pages 1641-1650

  Mori, M ^a   Biagi, F ^b   De Ranieri, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Nephrops norvegicus; Western mediterranean

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; EGG PRODUCTION; FECUNDITY; INCUBATION; MORTALITY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

DECAPODA; NEPHROPS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0031762092     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222939800771171     Document Type: Article

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