The case for all-female freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man), culture

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1038-1048

  Malecha, Spencer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

All females; Genetic selection; Mono sex culture; Prawns

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY; AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BROOD STOCK; CAGE CULTURE; DOMINANCE; FEMALE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MODEL TEST; PRAWN CULTURE; SELECTIVE BREEDING; SEX RATIO; SEX REVERSAL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ALABAMA; AUBURN; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII;

EID: 84862618551     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2011.03007.x     Document Type: Article

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