Increment at molt for the Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) from the south coast of Portugal

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1159-1164

  Castro, M ^a   Encarnacao P ^a   Henriques, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Growth; Increment at molt; Modeling; Nephrops norvegicus; Norway lobster; Portugal

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; LOBSTER; MODEL; MOLT; PREDICTION;

PORTUGAL;

ANIMALIA; NEPHROPS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0141574288     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-3139(03)00119-X     Document Type: Article

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