Feeding behaviour of greenback flounder larvae, Rhombosolea tapirina (Gunther) with differing exposure histories to live prey

Aquaculture

Volumn 183, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 285-297

  Cox, E S ^a   Pankhurst, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Experience; Feeding behaviour; Fish larvae; Flounder; Learning

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLATFISH; FOOD ORGANISM; LARVA; MARICULTURE;

ARTEMIA; BRACHIONUS PLICATILIS; RHOMBOSOLEA TAPIRINA;

EID: 0034653177     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(99)00302-6     Document Type: Article

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