Effects of size difference and stocking density on cannibalism rate of juvenile grouper Epinephelus coioides

Fisheries Science

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1384-1386

  Hseu, Jinn Rong ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Density; Grouper; Size difference

Indexed keywords

EPINEPHELUS; EPINEPHELUS COIOIDES;

EID: 0036924678     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1444-2906.2002.00578.x     Document Type: Article

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