Differences in the biochemical content of buoyant and non-buoyant eggs of the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica

Aquaculture

Volumn 216, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 355-362

  Seoka, Manabu ^a   Yamada, Satoshi ^b   Iwata, Yuzoh ^b   Yanagisawa, Toyoshige ^b   Nakagawa, Takeyoshi ^b   Kumai, Hidemi ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Aichi Fisheries Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anguilla japonica; Egg biochemical content; Egg quality

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIOCHEMISTRY; EEL; EGG;

ANGUILLA JAPONICA; ANGUILLIFORMES; JAPONICA;

EID: 0037429178     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(02)00459-3     Document Type: Article

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