Intensive culture of bluegill Lepomis macrochirus in earthen ponds

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 106-112

  Lovshin, Leonard L ^a   Matthews, Michael ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE METHOD; FISH CULTURE; GROWTH;

LEPOMIS; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS;

EID: 0037768445     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2003.tb00045.x     Document Type: Article

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