Habitat preference, distribution and growth of postlarvae, juvenile and pre-adult Indian white shrimp, Penaeus indicus H. Milne Edwards, in Ghubat Hasish Bay, Gulf of Masirah, Sultanate of Oman

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 165-174

  Mohan, R ^a   Siddeek, M S M ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Distribution; Environmental impact; Growth; Mangrove; Nursery; Oman; Penaeidae

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FENNEROPENAEUS INDICUS; PENAEIDAE; PENAEUS;

EID: 4344684460     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.1996.tb00140.x     Document Type: Article

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