Insulating properties of styrofoam boxes used for transporting live fish

Aquaculture

Volumn 159, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 283-292

  Froese, Rainer ^a  

^a World Fish Center Makati City   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Fish transport; Insulating properties; Mortality; Styrofoam boxes; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141449311     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(97)00226-3     Document Type: Article

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