Effect of exogenous tryptophan on cannibalism, survival and growth in juvenile grouper, Epinephelus coioides

Aquaculture

Volumn 218, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 251-263

  Hseu, J R ^a,b   Lu, F I ^c   Su, H M ^a   Wang, L S ^d   Tsai, C L ^d   Hwang, P P ^b,c  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF CELLULAR AND ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Juvenile; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CANNIBALISM; FISH CULTURE; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH; SURVIVAL;

EPINEPHELUS COIOIDES; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037468991     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(02)00503-3     Document Type: Article

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