Effect of number of meals and frequency of feeding on voluntary feed intake of Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier)

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 419-432

  Van Der Meer, M B ^a   Van Herwaarden, H ^a   Verdegem, M C J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOSSOMA MACROPOMUM;

EID: 0030941917     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2109.1997.00874.x     Document Type: Article

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