Effects of temperature, stocking density and diet on the growth and survival of juvenile Mithraculus forceps (A. Milne Edwards, 1875) (Decapoda: Brachyura: Majidae)

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 398-408

  Penha Lopes, Gil ^a,b   Rhyne, Andrew L ^b   Lin, Junda ^b   Narciso, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Growth; Juvenile culture; Mithraculus forceps; Stocking density; Survival; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CRAB; DIET; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; SHELLFISH CULTURE; STOCKING DENSITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AMPHORA; ARTEMIA; BRACHYURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MAJIDAE; MITHRACULUS FORCEPS;

EID: 33645016280     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2006.01447.x     Document Type: Article

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