The use of extractable lipofuscin for age determination of crustaceans: Reply to Sheehy (2008)

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 353, Issue , 2008, Pages 307-311

  Harvey, H Rodger ^a   Secor, David H ^a   Ju, Se Jong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b Korea Ocean and Research Development Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age determination; Age pigment; Crustaceans; Fisheries; Lipofuscin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CALLINECTES; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 39349112928     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07353     Document Type: Note

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