Development of nursery culture techniques for the mud crab Scylla paramamosain (Estampador)

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 38, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1563-1568

  Ut, Vu Ngoc ^a   Le Vay, Lewis ^b   Nghia, Truong Trong ^a   Hong Hanh, Tran Thi ^a  

^a CAN THO UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Nursery; Scylla paramamosain; Shelters; Stocking density

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CANNIBALISM; CAUSE OF DEATH; CRAB FISHERY; DIET; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; JUVENILE; LARVA; NURSERY GROUND; SHELTER; STOCK ENHANCEMENT; STOCKING DENSITY; SURVIVAL;

ARTEMIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); SCYLLA PARAMAMOSAIN; TILAPIA;

EID: 35448996991     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2006.01608.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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