Effects of delayed first feeding on the nutritional condition and mortality of California halibut larvae

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 116-132

  Gisbert, E ^a,b,d   Conklin, D B ^b   Piedrahita, R H ^c  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

^d IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

California halibut; Histology; Larvae; Morphometrics; Point of no return; Starvation

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; MORPHOMETRY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; STARVATION;

PARALICHTHYS; PARALICHTHYS CALIFORNICUS;

EID: 1242265500     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2004.00289.x     Document Type: Article

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