Growth, food intake and feed conversion rates in captive Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus Linnaeus, 1758) under fattening conditions

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 610-614

  Aguado Giménez, Felipe ^a   García García, Benjamín ^a  

^a Inst Murciano Invest Desarrollo A   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bluefin tuna; Fattening; Feed conversion rate; Growth; Mediterranean sea; Thunnus thynnus

Indexed keywords

FISH CULTURE; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH;

SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS THYNNUS; THYNNUS;

EID: 17844368166     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2005.01210.x     Document Type: Article

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