Effects of autotomy on long-term survival and growth of painted spiny lobster (Panulirus versicolor)on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

he effects of autotomy (shedding of appendages) on survival and growth rates of painted spiny lobster were investigated at Northwest Island (23° 18' S, 152° 43' E) during the period 2003–2006. Adult lobsters were captured, tagged, and classified as either uninjured (n = 68), minimally inju...

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Main Authors: Frisch, A., Hobbs, Jean-Paul
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer-Verlag 2011
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00227-011-1678-7
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44654