Effect of dietary cortisol administration on growth and reproductive success of channel catfish

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 589-596

  Small, B C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel catfish; Cortisol; Ictalurus punctatus; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL DIET; FISH; GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

CATFISH; ICTALURUS; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS;

EID: 1642352862     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2004.00322.x     Document Type: Article

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