Usefulness of flat bottom tanks on the settlement of spider crab (Maja squinado, Herbst) larvae

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1005-1008

  Palma, Jorge ^a   Correia, Miguel ^a   Andrade, José P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Larvae; Maja squinado; Settlement; Tank shape

Indexed keywords

CRAB; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; SPACE USE;

ARANEAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MAJA SQUINADO; MAJIDAE;

EID: 45149095993     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2008.01943.x     Document Type: Article

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