Volatile fatty acids and anaerobic fermentation in temperate piscivorous and omnivorous freshwater fish

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 829-841

  Smith, T B ^a   Wahl, D H ^a   Mackie, R I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic fermentation; Common carp; Fish; Gizzard shad; Largemouth bass; Microbes; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000385478     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1996.tb01479.x     Document Type: Article

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