Growth, pigmentation and activity of juvenile Japanese eels in relation to temperature and fish size

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 63, Issue SUPPL. A, 2003, Pages 152-165

  Dou, S ^a,b   Miller, M J ^a   Tsukamoto, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Diurnal activity; Eel Anguilla japonica; Pigmentation development; Size dependent growth; Temperature dependent activity

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL ACTIVITY; EEL; GROWTH RATE; PIGMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANGUILLA JAPONICA; ANGUILLIFORMES; JAPONICA;

EID: 0142096811     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2003.00211.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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