The Effect of Dietary Carotenoids on Gonad Production and Carotenoid Profiles in the Sea Urchin Lytechinus variegatus

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 127-137

  Plank, Larry R ^a   Lawrence, John M ^a   Lawrence, Addison L ^b   Olvera, Ricardo Montoya ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Industrial Orgánica ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; DIET; ECHINODERM CULTURE; MARICULTURE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; LYTECHINUS; LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 0036332966     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: 17497345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2002.tb00487.x     Document Type: Article

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