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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Springer-Verlag
2011
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00227-011-1678-7 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44654 |