Growth and moulting of captive Panulirus homarus homarus in Kenya, western Indian Ocean

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 539-549

  Kulmiye, A J ^a   Mavuti, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Growth; Injury; Kenya; Moulting; Panulirus homarus; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; GROWTH; LOBSTER; MOLT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

LOBSTER; PANULIRUS HOMARUS; PANULIRUS HOMARUS HOMARUS; PANULIRUS ORNATUS; PONTOPHILUS SPINOSUS;

EID: 22944489867     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2005.9517332     Document Type: Article

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