Sex reversal and growth performance in juvenile females of the freshwater crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus (Parastacidae): Effect of increasing temperature and androgenic gland extract in the diet

Aquaculture International

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 231-243

  de Bock, Mariana Sánchez ^a   Greco, Laura Susana López ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Androgenic gland; Cherax quadricarinatus; Red claw; Sex reversal; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CRAYFISH; DIET; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; JUVENILE; LOBSTER CULTURE; SEX REVERSAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX QUADRICARINATUS; PARASTACIDAE;

EID: 77951767591     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: 1573143X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10499-008-9239-x     Document Type: Article

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