Moulting growth of the Australian giant crab, Pseudocarcinus gigas

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 869-881

  McGarvey, Richard ^a   Levings, Andrew H ^a   Matthews, Janet M ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crustacean growth; Intermoult period; Moult increment

Indexed keywords

CRAB; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH; MOLT; SEASONALITY;

BRACHYURA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; MARTES; PSEUDOCARCINUS GIGAS;

EID: 0036031951     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF00074     Document Type: Article

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