The effect of ration level and social rank on the development of fin damage in juvenile rainbow trout

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 756-770

  Moutou, K A ^a   McCarthy, I D ^b   Houlihan, D F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feeding hierarchy; Fin damage; Oncorhynchus mykiss; X radiography

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE RANK; FEEDING; FIN DAMAGE; FOOD AVAILABILITY;

ANIMALIA; MYKISS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE; SALMONIFORMES;

EID: 0032054331     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1997.0622     Document Type: Article

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