Environmental color affects Nile tilapia reproduction

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 479-483

  Volpato, G L ^a   Duarte, C R A ^a   Luchiari, A C ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Environmental color; Fish; Nile tilapia; Oreochromis niloticus; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; BREEDING; BREEDING SUCCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING; FEMALE; INCUBATION TIME; LUMINANCE; MALE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NESTING; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; TILAPIA; WATER QUALITY; WHITE LIGHT;

ANIMALIA; OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 2442537022     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2004000400004     Document Type: Article

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