Stocking density and shelter type for the optimal growth and survival of western rock lobster Panulirus cygnus (George)

Aquaculture

Volumn 260, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 114-127

  Johnston, Danielle ^a   Melville Smith, Roy ^a   Hendriks, Blair ^a   Maguire, Greg B ^a   Phillips, Bruce ^b  

^a WESTERN AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES AND MARINE RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Density; Growth; Rock lobster; Shelter; Survival

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; SHELTER; STOCKING DENSITY; SURVIVAL;

LOBSTER; PANULIRUS CYGNUS;

EID: 33747793043     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.05.057     Document Type: Article

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