Modelling the growth of crustacean species

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 157-187

  Chang, Yi Jay ^a   Sun, Chi Lu ^a   Chen, Yong ^b   Yeh, Su Zan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age and growth; Crustaceans; Environmental factor; Growth model; Moult; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AGE; CRUSTACEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROWTH RATE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MODELING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; CANCER MAGISTER; CANCRIDAE; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HOMARUS AMERICANUS; NEPHROPIDAE; PALINURIDAE; PANULIRUS PENICILLATUS; PORTUNIDAE;

EID: 84857641436     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11160-011-9228-4     Document Type: Review

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