Spawning characteristics of the South African Mudcrab Scylla serrata (Forskål) in captivity

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-133

  Davis, Jerome A ^a,b   Churchill, Giles J ^b   Hecht, Thomas ^b   Sorgeloos, Patrick ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; CAPTIVITY; CRAB; DOMESTICATION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPAWNING;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

DECAPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PORTUNIDAE; SCYLLA; SCYLLA SERRATA;

EID: 4644335809     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2004.tb01068.x     Document Type: Article

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