Growth of Australian shortfin eel (Anguilla australis) elvers given different dietary protein and lipid levels

Aquaculture Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-57

  De Silva, S S ^a   Gunasekera, R M ^a   Gooley, G ^b   Ingram, B A ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dietary lipid; Dietary protein; Growth; Shortfin eel (Anguilla australis); Soya bean meal

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA AUSTRALIS; ANGUILLIFORMES; GLYCINE MAX; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0002763630     PISSN: 13535773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2095.2001.00156.x     Document Type: Article

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