Survival, development and growth of larvae of the blue swimmer crab, Portunus pelagicus, cultured under different photoperiod conditions

Aquaculture

Volumn 300, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 218-222

  Andrés, Mireia ^a   Rotllant, Guiomar ^a   Zeng, Chaoshu ^b  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blue swimmer crab; Developmental duration; Growth; Larval culture; Photoperiod; Portunus pelagicus; Survival

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CRAB; DIET; GROWTH RATE; HATCHERY; PHOTOPERIOD; REARING; SURVIVAL;

INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ARTEMIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PORTUNUS PELAGICUS; ROTIFERA;

EID: 76349109020     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2009.12.026     Document Type: Article

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