Effects of body weight, water temperature and ration size on ammonia excretion by the areolated grouper (Epinephelus areolatus) and mangrove snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)

Aquaculture

Volumn 170, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 215-227

  Leung, K M Y ^a   Chu, J C W ^a   Wu, R S S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ammonia excretion; Grouper; Ration; Snapper; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033556114     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(98)00404-9     Document Type: Article

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