Growth and mortality of the rough river prawn Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852 (Crustacea, Palaemonidae) in Cross River Estuary, Southeast Nigeria

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 186-189

  Nwosu, Francis M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Estuary; Growth; Macrobrachium; Management; Mortality; Nigeria; Palaemonidae; Prawn

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEA; MACROBRACHIUM; MACROBRACHIUM EQUIDENS; PALAEMONIDAE;

EID: 52949097289     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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