Effects of decreases in photoperiod on growth and bimodality in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L.

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-49

  Skilbrei, O T ^a   Hansen, T ^a   Stefansson, S O ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALMO SALAR;

ATLANTIC SALMON; BIMODALITY; FISH CULTURE; GROWTH; LENGTH-FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION; LIGHT EFFECTS; PHOTOPERIOD; SIZE BIMODALITY;

EID: 0030620433     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.1997.tb01313.x     Document Type: Article

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