Effects of stocking different fractions of size graded juvenile prawns on production and population structure during a temperature-limited growout period

Aquaculture

Volumn 231, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 123-134

  Tidwell, James H ^a   Coyle, Shawn D ^a   Dasgupta, Sidhartha ^a  

^a KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Freshwater prawn; Size grading; Substrate

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BODY SIZE; JUVENILE; POND CULTURE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRAWN CULTURE;

ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 1242277414     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(03)00544-1     Document Type: Article

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