Biology and conservation of the genus Scylla in India subcontinent

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 871-879

  Paital, Biswaranjan ^a   Chainy, G B N ^a  

^a UTKAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Conservation; Ecophysiology; Life cycle; Scylla sp.

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; BIODIVERSITY; BRACKISH WATER; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CRAB; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; HYDROBIOLOGY; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE; PATHOLOGY; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SALINITY; SURVIVAL; SUSTAINABILITY; VULNERABILITY;

INDIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 84869889024     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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