Protein synthesis, nitrogen excretion and long-term growth of juvenile Pleuronectes flesus

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 272-284

  Carter, C G ^a,b   Houlihan, D F ^b   Owen, S F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Excretion; Flounder; Growth efficiency; Protein synthesis; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031856967     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1998.0700     Document Type: Article

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