Observations on induced breeding of the Amazonian fish tambaqui, Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier) using CPE and HCG treatments

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 91-94

  Chellappa, S ^a   Cacho, M S R F ^b   Huntingford, F A ^a   Beveridge, M C M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOSSOMA MACROPOMUM; COLOSSOMA MARCOPOMUM; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 0347961996     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.1996.tb00971.x     Document Type: Article

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