Substratum preferences of juvenile flat fish

Cybium

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 109-117

  Nasir, N A ^a   Poxton, M G ^b  

^a Briarcoft Estate   (United Kingdom)

^b Aquaculture Associates International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Juveniles; Light intensity; Pleuronectidae; Soleidae; Substratum preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040483584     PISSN: 03990974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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