Effects of L-carnitine enrichment on the population growth, egg ratio and body size of the marine rotifer, Brachionus rotundiformis

Aquaculture

Volumn 248, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 51-57

  Dong, Ming Zhang ^a,b   Yoshimatsu, Takao ^c   Furuse, Mitsuhiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JILIN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enrichment; L carnitine; Population growth; Reproduction; Rotifers

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; POPULATION GROWTH;

BRACHIONUS ROTUNDIFORMIS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 23044508061     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2005.04.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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