Comparison of larval performance between Thai and Vietnamese freshwater giant prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man): A preliminary study

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 34, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1453-1458

  Bart, Amrit N ^a   Yen, Pham Truong ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Domestication; Freshwater giant prawn; Larvae; Macrobrachium rosenbergii; Thai and Vietnamese strains

Indexed keywords

DOMESTICATION; GROWTH RATE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRAWN CULTURE; SELECTIVE BREEDING; SURVIVAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND; VIET NAM;

MACROBRACHIUM; MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII; PALAEMONIDAE;

EID: 0348196864     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2003.00977.x     Document Type: Article

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