The effects of stocking density on survival, growth, condition, and feed efficiency of bluegill juveniles

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 297-300

  Anderson, Deborah ^a   Saoud, Imad P ^a   Davis, D Allen ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPOMIS; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS;

EID: 0036772839     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: 15488454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8454(2002)064<0297:TEOSDO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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