Comparative study of body composition of different fish species from brackish water pond

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 229-232

  Ali, M ^a   Iqbal, F ^a   Salam, A ^a   Iram, S ^a   Athar, M ^b  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Brackish water; Fish species; Saline environment

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; COMPOSITION; PROTEINS; SALINE WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES;

BRACKISH WATER; FISH; GROWTH; LIPID; PROTEIN; SALINITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; MUZAFFARGARH; PAKISTAN; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN]; SOUTH ASIA;

CATLA CATLA; CIRRHINUS MRIGALA; CYPRINUS CARPIO; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS MOLITRIX; LABEO ROHITA;

EID: 33644857894     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325880     Document Type: Article

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