Effect of stocking density on the growth, survival, and behavior of postpuerulus western rock lobster, Panulirus cygnus (George) (Decapoda: Palinuridae)

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 255-265

  Moyle, Kane ^a   Johnston, Danielle ^b   Knott, Brenton ^a   Melville Smith, Roy ^b   Walker, Di ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Western Australian Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; GROWTH RATE; LOBSTER CULTURE; STOCKING DENSITY; SURVIVAL;

PALINURIDAE; PANULIRUS CYGNUS;

EID: 65449118369     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: 17497345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2009.00248.x     Document Type: Article

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