Food supplementation increases larval growth, condition and survival of Acanthochromis polyacanthus

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1126-1133

  Booth, D ^a   Alquezar, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brooding; Condition; Density dependence; Growth; Supplementary feeding; Survival

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CORAL REEF; FISH; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH RATE; LARVA; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALIA;

ACANTHOCHROMIS POLYACANTHUS; CHROMIS CHROMIS; POLYACANTHUS;

EID: 0036587975     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.2002.1922     Document Type: Article

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