Effects of stocking density on nursery production and economics of the freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Journal of Applied Aquaculture

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 137-148

  Coyle, Shawn ^a   Dasgupta, Siddhartha ^a   Tidwell, James H ^a   Van Arnum, Aaron ^a   Bright, Leigh Anne ^a  

^a KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Freshwater prawn; Macrobrachium rosenbergii; Nursery; Stocking density

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH; HATCHERY; PRAWN CULTURE; PRODUCTIVITY; STOCKING DENSITY; SURVIVAL;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MACROBRACHIUM; MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0345393821     PISSN: 10454438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J028v14n01_10     Document Type: Article

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