Reproductive cycle and fecundity of Chionoecetes japonicus (Brachyura: Majidae) off the coast of Central Honshu, Sea of Japan

Fisheries Science

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 940-946

  Yosho, Ikuko ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chionoecetes japonicus; Deep sea; Fecundity; Reproductive cycle; Sea of Japan; Tanner crab

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346909138     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1444-2906.2000.00150.x     Document Type: Article

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