Haemolymph nitrogenous constituents and nitrogen efflux rates of juvenile shrimp, Penaeus paulensis (Perez-Farfante), exposed to ambient ammonia-N

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-11

  Schmitt, A S C ^a   Santos, Euclydes A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

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[No Author keywords available]

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PENAEUS PAULENSIS;

EID: 0033005673     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2109.1999.00268.x     Document Type: Article

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