Amino acid profiles and amino acid utilization in larval African catfish (Clarias gariepinus): Effects of ontogeny and temperature

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 42-57

  Conceicao L E C ^a,b   Ozorio R O A ^a   Suurd, E A ^a   Verreth, J A J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

African catfish; Amino acid metabolism; Amino acid utilisation; Clarias gariepinus; Fish larvae; Growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 17144474600     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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