Growth and condition of marron Cherax tenuimanus fed pelleted diets of different stability

Aquaculture Nutrition

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 143-149

  Jussila, J ^a,b   Evans, L H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cherax tenuimanus; Condition; Growth; Marron; Pellet water stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000197138     PISSN: 13535773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2095.1998.00059.x     Document Type: Article

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