Effect of stocking density on the dynamics of cannibalism in sibling larvae of Perca fluviatilis under controlled conditions

Aquaculture

Volumn 219, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 241-255

  Baras, Etienne ^a   Kestemont, Patrick ^b   Mélard, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cannibalism; Larvae; Ontogeny; Perca; Population density

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; FISH CULTURE; LARVA; ONTOGENY; STOCKING DENSITY;

ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA NAUPLII; PERCA; PERCA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 0037414008     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(02)00349-6     Document Type: Article

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