Patterns of growth and chemical composition in decapod crustacean larvae

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 159-176

  Anger, K ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon; Decapoda; Growth models; Larvae; Lipid; Nitrogen; Protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031804422     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.1998.9652629     Document Type: Article

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