A life-history account of Macrobrachium spinipes (Schenkel, 1902) (Cherabin) in a large tropical Australian River

Freshwater Science

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 620-633

  Novak, Peter A ^a   Douglas, Michael M ^a   A Garcia, Erica ^a   Bayliss, Peter ^b   Pusey, Brad J ^c  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphidromy; Ecosystem connectivity; Fulton's condition factor; Length at first maturity; Migration; Reproductive phenology

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BODY SIZE; CRUSTACEAN; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; LIFE HISTORY; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PHENOLOGY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SIZE AT MATURITY; TROPICAL REGION;

AUSTRALIA; DALY RIVER; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

MACROBRACHIUM;

EID: 84953722488     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/681526     Document Type: Article

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