Diel feeding rhythms of greenback flounder Rhombosolea tapirina (Gunther 1862): The role of light-dark cycles and food deprivation

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 529-537

  Chen, W M ^a   Purser, J ^a   Blyth, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Technopark   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; MONITORING SYSTEM;

RHOMBOSOLEA TAPIRINA;

EID: 0032854350     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2109.1999.00373.x     Document Type: Article

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