Shrimp culture in inland low salinity waters

Reviews in Aquaculture

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 191-208

  Roy, Luke A ^a   Davis, D Allen ^a   Saoud, I Patrick ^b   Boyd, Chris A ^c   Pine, Harvey J ^d   Boyd, Claude E ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Litopenaeus vannamei; Low salinity water; Magnesium; Osmoregulation; Potassium

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LITOPENAEUS VANNAMEI;

EID: 79957498327     PISSN: 17535123     EISSN: 17535131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-5131.2010.01036.x     Document Type: Review

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