Evaluation of first-feeding regimens for larval Nassau grouper Epinephelus striatus and preliminary, pilot-scale culture through metamorphosis

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 323-331

  Watanabe, Wade O ^a,b   Ellis, Simon C ^a,b   Ellis, Eileen P ^a,b   Lopez, Vicente Gracia ^b   Bass, Paul ^c   Ginoza, John ^c   Moriwake, Aaron ^c  

^a Sea Change Foundation   (United States)

^b Caribbean Marine Research Center   (United States)

^c OCEANIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 0030499984     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1996.tb00615.x     Document Type: Review

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