The ecology of channel catfish culture ponds in northwest Mississippi

Reviews in Fisheries Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-55

  Tucker, Craig S ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel catfish; Ictalurus punctatus; Pond aquaculture; Pond ecology; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS;

EID: 0002723878     PISSN: 10641262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641269609388577     Document Type: Article

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