Growth and feeding behaviour of caged Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus L.

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 115-122

  Juell, J E ^a,c   Holm, J C ^a   Hemre, G I ^b   Lie, O ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAGES; FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; GROWTH; MARICULTURE;

SCOMBER SCOMBRUS;

EID: 0031893448     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2109.1998.00935.x     Document Type: Article

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