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Life-History of a Species of Metapenaeus in Australian Coastal Lakes

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THE Penæid prawns, which are the basis of a valuable commercial fishery in the warmer countries of the world including, in particular, India, Australia, the Western Pacific and the southern shores of the United States, have a very special interest for zoologists.

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DAKIN, W. Life-History of a Species of Metapenaeus in Australian Coastal Lakes. Nature 158, 99 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158099a0

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