Effects of cortisol on growth and development in tilapia larvae, Oreochromis mossambicus

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 453-458

  Mathiyalagan, A ^a   Reddy, P K ^a,b   Lam, T J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Development; Growth; Larva and free swimming; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000785506     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01874919     Document Type: Article

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