Suppression of aggressive behaviour in juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) by L-tryptophan supplementation

Aquaculture

Volumn 249, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 525-531

  Höglund, Erik ^a   Bakke, Marit Jørgensen ^b   Øverli, Øyvind ^c   Winberg, Svante ^d   Nilsson, Göran E ^b  

^a Centre of Excellence   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aggression; Brain; Juvenile cod; Serotonin; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION;

EPINEPHELUS COIOIDES; GADUS MORHUA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 23944521995     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2005.04.028     Document Type: Article

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