The effect of reduced salinity on growth, food conversion and protein efficiency ratio in juvenile spotted grunter, Pomadasys commersonnii (Lacepede) (Teleostei: Haemulidae)

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-20

  Deacon, N R ^a,b   Hecht, T ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; GROWTH RESPONSE; RESPONSE ANALYSIS; SALINITY;

POMADASYS COMMERSONNII;

EID: 0033045394     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2109.1999.00281.x     Document Type: Article

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