The relationship between egg size and female size in freshwater crayfish, Astacus leptodactylus

Aquaculture International

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 95-98

  Harlioğlu, M Mustafa ^a   Türkgülü, Ibrahim ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carapace length; Egg size; Egg weight; Fecundity estimates; Freshwater crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus)

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BODY SIZE; EGG SIZE; FECUNDITY;

ASTACUS LEPTODACTYLUS;

EID: 0342758490     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009281118156     Document Type: Article

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