Effects of tank colour on larval survival and development of mud crab Scylla serrata (Forskål)

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1112-1119

  Rabbani, Abed Golam ^a   Zeng, Chaoshu ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Background colour; Larval development; Larval survival; Mud crab; Scylla serrata

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; COLOR; CRAB; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LARVICULTURE; SHELLFISH CULTURE; SURVIVAL;

CRUSTACEA; SCYLLA SERRATA;

EID: 23844521973     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2005.01328.x     Document Type: Article

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