Seasonal changes in food consumption and growth of Arctic charr exposed to either simulated natural or a 12: 12 LD photoperiod at constant water temperature

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1113-1122

  Saether B S ^a   Johnsen, H K ^a   Jobling, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic charr; feed intake; growth; maturation; Salvelinus alpinus; seasonal cycles

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC CHARR; ENDOGENOUS RHYTHMS; FOOD CONSUMPTION; GROWTH; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONAL CHANGES; SEASONALITY;

ARCTIC; AUTUMN; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; RHYTHM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 0029961439     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0114     Document Type: Article

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