Growth and production of a tropical predatory shrimp, Macrobrachium hainanense (Palaemonidae), in two Hong Kong streams

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1320-1336

  Mantel, Sukhmani Kaur ^a   Dudgeon, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Lifespan; Mark recapture; Tagging; Tai Po Kau Forest Stream

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; LONGEVITY; PREDATOR; RAINFALL; SECONDARY PRODUCTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; MACROBRACHIUM HAINANENSE; PALAEMONIDAE;

EID: 4644236625     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2004.01273.x     Document Type: Article

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