Feeding has the largest effect on the ammonia excretion rate of the southern rock lobster, Jasus edwardsii, and the western rock lobster, Panulirus cygnus

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 239-250

  Crear, B J ^a   Forteath, G N R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Biological filter; Body weight; Feeding; Jasus edwardsii; Live holding; Panulirus cygnus; Temperature; Urea

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFILTERS; FEEDING; PURGING; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

AMMONIA EXCRETION RATE;

AQUACULTURE;

EXCRETION;

CYGNUS; JASUS; JASUS EDWARDSII; JASUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; LOBSTER; PALINURIDAE; PANULIRUS; PANULIRUS CYGNUS;

EID: 0036829295     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8609(02)00033-X     Document Type: Article

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