Effects of live foods, artificial feed and their combination on growth and survival of African clariid catfish (Heterobranchus longifilis Valenciennes, 1840) larvae

Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 205-213

  Ajah, Paul O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL DIET; CATFISH; DIET; FISH FOOD;

ARTEMIA; COPEPODA; HETEROBRANCHUS LONGIFILIS;

EID: 0031392686     PISSN: 0792156X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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