Growth and survival of fingerlings of silver catfish exposed to different photoperiods

Aquaculture International

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 201-205

  Piaia, Rosamari ^a   Townsend, Clarice R ^a   Baldisserotto, Bernardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fingerlings; Growth; Light regimes; Photoperiod; Silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen); Survival

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; PHOTOPERIOD; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0033404836     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009299830102     Document Type: Article

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