Effect of dietary protein level on spawning performance and amino acid composition of eggs of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus

Aquaculture

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 121-134

  Gunasekera, Rasanthi M ^a   Shim, K F ^a   Lam, T J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Amino acid composition; Dietary protein; Eggs; Spawning; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 0030607356     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(96)01365-8     Document Type: Article

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