Evaluation of short-term exposure to high temperature as a tool to suppress the reproductive development of channel catfish for aquaculture

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 331-339

  Byerly, M Todd ^a   Fat Halla, Said I ^b   Betsill, Robert K ^c   Patiño, Reynaldo ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Texas Parks and Wildlife   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; PISCES;

EID: 27644478345     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/A05-008.1     Document Type: Article

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