Hydrogen Peroxide Treatment during Egg Incubation Improves Channel Catfish Hatching Success

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 314-317

  Small, Brian C ^a   Wolters, William R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATFISH; ICTALURUS; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS;

EID: 0242415933     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/C02-048     Document Type: Article

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