Light intensity affects growth and sexual maturation of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) postsmolts in sea cages

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 351-357

  Oppedal, Frode ^a   Taranger, Geir Lasse ^a   Juell, Jon Erik ^a   Fosseidengen, Jan Erik ^a   Hansen, Tom ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Growth; Light intensity; Photoperiod; Postsmolt; Salmo salar; Sexual maturation

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC SALMON; GROWTH; LIGHT INTENSITY; SEA CAGE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 0031284723     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr:1997038     Document Type: Article

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