Ovarian development and induced oviposition of the overwintering swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus (Brachyura: Portunidae) reared in the laboratory

Fisheries Science

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 988-995

  Hamasaki, Katsuyuki ^a,c   Imai, Hideyuki ^b,d   Akiyama, Nobuhiko ^b   Fukunaga, Kyohei ^a  

^a JAPAN FISHERIES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ovarian development; Oviposition; Photoperiod; Portunus trituberculatus; Swimming crab; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BRACHYURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PORTUNIDAE; PORTUNUS TRITUBERCULATUS;

EID: 11144329655     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2004.00898.x     Document Type: Article

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