Effect of stocking density and gender segregation in the seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis

Aquaculture

Volumn 218, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 167-176

  Woods, Chris M C ^a  

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

Author keywords

Culture; Growth; Hippocampus abdominalis; Survival; Syngnathid

Indexed keywords

FISH CULTURE; GROWTH; MARICULTURE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; STOCKING DENSITY; SURVIVAL;

HIPPOCAMPINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS ABDOMINALIS; SYNGNATHIDAE;

EID: 0037468961     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(02)00202-8     Document Type: Article

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