Effect of limb damage on the survival and burial time of discarded spanner crabs Ranina ranina (Linnaeus)

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-45

  Kirkwood, John M ^a   Brown, Ian W ^a  

^a Southern Fisheries Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brachyura; Decapoda; Field experiment; Mortality

Indexed keywords

RANINA RANINA;

EID: 0031947938     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF97110     Document Type: Article

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