High density effects on the growth, development and survival of Litoria aurea tadpoles

Aquaculture

Volumn 215, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 109-121

  Browne, Robert K ^a   Pomering, M ^a   Hamer, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Density; Litoria aurea; Protein; Tadpole

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; DENSITY; FROG; GROWTH; SURVIVAL;

LITORIA AUREA;

EID: 0037427674     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(02)00205-3     Document Type: Article

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