RNA:DNA ratios and growth of herring (Clupea harengus) larvae reared in mesocosms

Marine Biology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 591-602

  Folkvord, A ^a   Ystanes, L ^a,c   Johannessen, A ^a   Moksness, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c Dyno Oil Field Chemicals   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUPEA HARENGUS;

FISH LARVA; FISH LARVAE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; HERRING; MESOCOSM; MESOCOSMS; NUTRITIONAL CONDITION; RNA:DNA RATIO; RNA:DNA RATIOS;

EID: 0030301321     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00351326     Document Type: Article

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