Preliminary analysis of the biological characteristics of Palaemon elegans (Decapoda, Palaemonidae) in the coast of Sinop, Black Sea, N. Turkey

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 848-853

  Duran, Mustafa ^a   Suiçmez, Menderes ^b   Kayim, Murathan ^b   Kaynar, Çagdaş ^c  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c College of Almus ^*

Author keywords

Black Sea; Coast of Sinop; Growth; Length weight relation; Sex ratio; Size frequency

Indexed keywords

PALAEMON ELEGANS; PALAEMONIDAE;

EID: 33745315634     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.848.853     Document Type: Article

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