Digestive physiology of fish larvae during ontogenic development: A brief overview

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1337-1347

  Chakrabarti, Rina ^a   Sharma, Jai Gopal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Digestive enzymes; Fish larvae; Gut evacuation; Ontogenic development

Indexed keywords

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES;

EID: 33644597291     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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