Effects of feeding frequency, moist and dry feeds on the growth of Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus Lacépède and on pond water quality

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-112

  Ekanem, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRYSICHTHYS; CHRYSICHTHYS NIGRODIGITATUS;

ESTUARINE CATFISH; FEEDING RATE; FISH POND; GROWTH; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0029668365     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.1996.tb00974.x     Document Type: Article

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