Factors affecting growth of killifish, Aphanius dispar, a potential biological control of mosquitoes

Aquaculture

Volumn 184, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 255-265

  Frenkel, Victor ^a   Goren, Menachem ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aphanius dispar; Feeding; Grading; Growth; Killifish; Salinity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROWTH RATE; INGESTION RATE; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT;

APHANIUS DISPAR;

EID: 0034678572     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(99)00326-9     Document Type: Article

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