Changes in the fatty acid profile of the Australian shortfin eel in relation to development

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 992-998

  De Silva, S S ^a   Gunasekera, R M ^b   Collins, R ^a   Ingram, B A ^c   Austin, C M ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c Mar and Freshw Resources Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian shortfin eel; development; fatty acid; glass eels; n 3 to n 6 ratio; PUFA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031149303     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0366     Document Type: Article

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