Effect of feeding frequency on growth, food conversion efficiency, and meal size of juvenile atlantic sturgeon and shortnose sturgeon

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 99-105

  Giberson, A V ^a   Litvak, M K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIPENSER BREVIROSTRUM; ACIPENSER OXYRINCHUS; OXYRHYNCHUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037391123     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: 15488454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8454(2003)65<99:EOFFOG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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