Effects of sex ratio, stocking density and age of hybrid tilapia on seed production in concrete tanks in Saudi Arabia

Aquaculture International

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 207-216

  Siddiqui, A Q ^a   Al Harbi, A H ^a  

^a Res Inst Nat Rsrc and Environ   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Age; Density; Hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus O. aureus); Seed production; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

OREOCHROMIS AUREUS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 0000796243     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018383201054     Document Type: Article

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