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Age and growth of salt marsh snail Melampus ceylonicus Petit

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Title Age and growth of salt marsh snail Melampus ceylonicus Petit
 
Creator Shanmugam, A
 
Description 173-175
Age and growth of M. ceylonicus was determined using size frequency distribution, probability plot, von Bertalanffy's equation and Ford Walford graph. Growth of snail was 4.4,8.36, 11.42 and 14.12 mm in 0, 1st, 2nd and 3rd y respectively. The L alpha calculated using Ford Walford graph was 21.2 mm. Growth rate decreased with age.
 
Date 2016-11-25T11:05:07Z
2016-11-25T11:05:07Z
1994-09
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/37642
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.23(3) [September 1994]