Survival, growth, sex ratio, and maturity of the chinese mitten crab (eriocheir sinensis) reared in a chinese pond

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 633-640

  Zhang, Tanglin ^a   Li, Zhongjie ^a   Cui, Yibo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAB; GROWTH RATE; MOLT; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL MATURITY; SHELLFISH CULTURE; SURVIVAL;

DECAPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ERIOCHEIR SINENSIS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035694427     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2001.9663855     Document Type: Article

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