Reproductive biology of the large freshwater crayfish Cherax cainii in south-western Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 597-608

  Beatty, Stephen J ^a   Morgan, David L ^a   Gill, Howard S ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Gonads; Histological examination; Ovarian reproductive potential

Indexed keywords

CRAYFISH; FECUNDITY; HISTOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL;

AUSTRALIA;

ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX CAINII; CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; PARASTACIDAE;

EID: 0142123386     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF02077     Document Type: Article

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