Reproductive biology of the commercial sea cucumber Holothuria spinifera (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) from Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India

Aquaculture International

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 231-242

  Asha, P S ^a   Muthiah, P ^a  

^a CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Gonad index; Holothuria spinifera; Reproductive cycle; Spawning period

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; FECUNDITY; FISH; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SPAWNING;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

ANIMALIA; ECHINODERMATA; HOLOTHURIA; HOLOTHUROIDEA;

EID: 43149113233     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: 1573143X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10499-007-9140-z     Document Type: Article

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