Sex-specific compensatory growth in food-deprived Nile tilapia

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 477-483

  Barreto, R E ^a   Moreira, P S A ^a   Carvalho, R F ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Compensatory growth; Fasting; Mouthbrooding fish; Nile tilapia; Oreochromis niloticus; Sex related growth

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY CONVERSION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; HYPERPHAGIA; NONHUMAN; REFEEDING; SEX DIFFERENCE; TILAPIA; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 0037720256     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2003000400009     Document Type: Article

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