Environmental blue light prevents stress in the fish Nile tilapia

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1041-1045

  Volpato, G L ^a   Barreto, R E ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Cortisol; Light color; Nile tilapia; Oreochromis niloticus (L.); Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

HYDROCORTISONE;

AIR AND AIR RELATED PHENOMENA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COLOR; LIGHT; MICROCLIMATE; PHYSIOLOGY; STRESS; TILAPIA; VISION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; COLOR; CONFINED SPACES; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; HYDROCORTISONE; LIGHT; STRESS; TILAPIA; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0035433940     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2001000800011     Document Type: Article

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