The effect of pellet texture on the feeding behaviour of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.)

Aquaculture

Volumn 232, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 471-479

  Andrew, J E ^a   Holm, J ^b   Huntingford, F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b BioMar Group   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chewing; Feed waste; Feeding behaviour

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; ARTIFICIAL DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR;

ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA; SPARUS; SPARUS AURATA;

EID: 1542381106     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(03)00490-3     Document Type: Article

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