Exposure to continuous light inhibits maturation in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)

Aquaculture

Volumn 219, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 911-919

  Imsland, Albert K ^a,b   Dragsnes, Morten ^a   Stefansson, Sigurd O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b AKVAPLAN NIVA ICELAND OFFICE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Photoperiod; Scophthalmus maximus; Sexual maturation; Turbot

Indexed keywords

FISH CULTURE; FLATFISH; PHOTOPERIOD; SEXUAL MATURITY;

SCOPHTHALMUS; SCOPHTHALMUS MAXIMUS;

EID: 0037414068     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(03)00034-6     Document Type: Article

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