Intra-specific effects of sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) with reference to stocking density and body size

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1170-1178

  Dong, Shuanglin ^a   Liang, Miao ^a   Gao, Qinfeng ^a   Wang, Fang ^a   Dong, Yunwei ^a   Tian, Xiangli ^a  

^a Ocean University of China   (China)

Author keywords

Apostichopus japonicus; Body size; Energetics; Growth; Sea cucumber; Stocking density

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; ECHINODERM CULTURE; ENERGETICS; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION DENSITY; STOCKING DENSITY;

ANIMALIA; APOSTICHOPUS JAPONICUS; HOLOTHUROIDEA;

EID: 77954755530     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02404.x     Document Type: Article

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