The effect of dietary n-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids on growth, survival and biochemical composition of the coral reef damselfish Acanthochromis polyacanthus

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-36

  Southgate, Paul C ^a   Kavanagh, Kathryn ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acanthochromis polyacanthus; Damselfish; Fatty acids; Growth; Larvae; Survival

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DIET; FISH; GROWTH;

ACANTHOCHROMIS POLYACANTHUS; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA NAUPLII; CEPHALOPODA; CHROMIS CHROMIS; GADUS MORHUA; PISCES; POLYACANTHUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033052579     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0990-7440(99)80012-6     Document Type: Article

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