Variations in hepatosomatic index and biochemical profiles among the male morphotypes of Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Aquaculture

Volumn 176, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 285-293

  Sureshkumar, S ^a   Kurup, B Madhusoodana ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Biochemical characterization; Hepatosomatic index; Macrobrachium rosenbergii; Morphotypes

Indexed keywords

MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII;

EID: 0344326295     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(99)00061-7     Document Type: Article

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