Highly unsaturated fatty acid composition of rotifers (Branchionus plicatilis) and Artemia fed various enrichments

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 126-131

  Palmtag, Matthew R ^a   Faulk, Cynthia K ^a   Holt, G J ^a  

^a University of Texas Marine Science Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; FATTY ACID;

ARTEMIA; BRACHIONUS PLICATILIS; ROTIFERA;

EID: 33644758228     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: 17497345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2006.00016.x     Document Type: Article

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