Patterns in the distribution and abundance of female eastern king prawns, Melicertus plebejus (Hess, 1865), capable of spawning and reproductive potential in waters off eastern Australia

Fisheries Research

Volumn 88, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 80-87

  Montgomery, S S ^a   Courtney, A J ^b   Blount, C ^c   Stewart, J ^a   Die, D J ^d   Cosgrove, M ^e   O'Neill, M F ^b  

^a Cronulla Fisheries Research Centre of Excellence   (Australia)

^b Southern Fisheries Centre   (Australia)

^c The Ecology Lab Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^e DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decapoda; Penaeidae; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MELICERTUS PLEBEJUS; PENAEIDAE;

EID: 35948967607     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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