Use of artificial grazing substrates in bullfrog tadpole culture

Aquaculture

Volumn 152, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 91-101

  Flores Nava, Alejandro ^a   Gasca Leyva, Eucario ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bullfrog; Feeding; Substrate; Tadpole

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE; BULLFROG; FROG CULTURE; TADPOLE;

RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 0030855397     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(97)00005-7     Document Type: Article

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