RNA:DNA ratio for diagnosis of the nutritional condition of Japanese anchovy Engraulis japonicus larvae during the first-feeding stage

Fisheries Science

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1096-1102

  Kono, Naoaki ^a   Tsukamoto, Youichi ^a   Zenitani, Hiromu ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anchovy; Engraulis japonicus; Fish larvae; Nutritional condition; RNA:DNA ratio

Indexed keywords

ANCHOA; ENGRAULIS; ENGRAULIS JAPONICUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0345803807     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0919-9268.2003.00733.x     Document Type: Article

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