Growth and survival of juvenile seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis reared on live, frozen and artificial foods

Aquaculture

Volumn 220, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 287-298

  Woods, Chris M C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Culture; Cyclop eeze; Golden Pearls; Hippocampus abdominalis; Juvenile; Seahorse

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL DIET; FISH CULTURE; FOOD ORGANISM; GROWTH; SURVIVAL;

ANOSTRACA; ARTEMIA; COPEPODA; HIPPOCAMPINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS ABDOMINALIS;

EID: 0037437072     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(02)00227-2     Document Type: Article

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