Size rank and growth potential in redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus): Are stunted juveniles suitable for grow-out?

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 559-567

  Barki, Assaf ^a   Karplus, Ilan ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Battery culture; Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens); Crayfish; Growth; Growth variation; Size rank; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BODY SIZE; CRAYFISH; JUVENILE; REARING;

ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX; CHERAX QUADRICARINATUS; MUSTELINAE; PARASTACIDAE;

EID: 2342529663     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01051.x     Document Type: Article

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