Feeding rate, absorption efficiencies, growth, and enhancement of gonad production in the New Zealand sea urchin Evechinus chloroticus valenciennes (Echinoidea: Echinometridae) fed prepared and natural diets

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1583-1590

  Barker, Michael F ^a   Keogh, Jonathan A ^a   Lawrence, John M ^b   Lawrence, Addison L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Texas Agric Exp Stn Texas AM U   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption; Enhancement; Evechinus chloroticus; Feeding rate; Gonad; Growth; Sea urchin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032437185     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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