Incubation and hatching of Tachypleus gigas (Muller, 1785) eggs in sand and water media

Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 333-340

  Faizul, M I M ^a   Faizal, M M ^a   Christianus, A ^a   Amin, S M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Eggs; Hatching; Horseshoe crab; Incubation; Salinity; Tachypleus gigas

Indexed keywords

MEROSTOMATA; TACHYPLEUS; TACHYPLEUS GIGAS;

EID: 84873686470     PISSN: 16839919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajava.2013.333.340     Document Type: Article

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