Application of flow cytometric cell cycle analysis to the assessment of condition and growth in larvae of a freshwater teleost Galaxias olidus

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 732-741

  Bromhead, Don ^a   Kalish, John ^a   Waring, Paul ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BODY CONDITION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GROWTH; LARVA; TELEOST;

GALAXIAS OLIDUS;

EID: 0034072561     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f00-014     Document Type: Article

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