Growth and survival of Procambarus acutus acutus (Girard, 1852) and P. clarkii (Girard, 1852) in competitive settings

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 537-545

  Mazlum, Yavuz ^a   Eversole, Arnold G ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Crayfish; Crayfish culture; Growth; Survival

Indexed keywords

CRAYFISH; GROWTH; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; SHELLFISH CULTURE; SURVIVAL;

ASTACOIDEA; PROCAMBARUS ACUTUS; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 17844388391     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2005.01250.x     Document Type: Article

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