A Comparison of Natural and Artificial Diets for Juveniles of the Australian Freshwater Crayfish Cherax destructor

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 243-248

  Verhoef, Geoffrey D ^a   Jones, Paul L ^a   Austin, Christopher M ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 22044456628     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1998.tb00983.x     Document Type: Article

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