Effects of density on growth and survival of juvenile Red Swamp Crayfish, Procambarus clarkii (Girard), reared under laboratory conditions

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 577-586

  Ramalho, Ricardo Oliveira ^a   Correia, Alexandra Marçal ^b   Anastácio, Pedro Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Crayfish; Density; Growth; Juvenile; Procambarus clarkii; Survival

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE METHOD; CRAYFISH; CRUSTACEAN CULTURE; FOOD LIMITATION; GROWTH; JUVENILE; POPULATION DENSITY; SURVIVAL;

ASTACOIDEA; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 42449136629     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2008.01907.x     Document Type: Article

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