The influence of nocturnal vs. diurnal feeding under winter conditions on growth and feed conversion of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax, L.)

Aquaculture

Volumn 182, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 329-338

  Azzaydi, M ^a   Martinez F J ^a   Zamora, S ^a   Sanchez Vazquez F J ^a   Madrid, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Automatic feeding; Feed conversion; Feeding rhythms; Growth; Sea bass; Self feeding

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; GROWTH; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; WINTER;

DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX;

EID: 0343550416     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(99)00276-8     Document Type: Article

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