Nitrite toxicity of Litopenaeus vannamei in water containing low concentrations of sea salt or mixed salts

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 445-451

  Sowers, Anthony ^a   Young, Shawn P ^a   Isely, J Jeffery ^a   Browdy, Craig L ^b   Tomasso Jr , Joseph R ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRITE; SALINITY; SHRIMP CULTURE; TOXICITY;

ANIMALIA; DECAPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LITOPENAEUS; LITOPENAEUS VANNAMEI; PENAEIDAE;

EID: 12844286953     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2004.tb00109.x     Document Type: Article

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