The effect of dietary protein on consumption, survival, growth and production of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus

Aquaculture

Volumn 254, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 483-495

  Hammer, Hugh ^a   Watts, Stephen ^a   Lawrence, Addison ^b   Lawrence, John ^c   Desmond, Renee ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Echinoderm; Nutrition; Protein; Sea urchin

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AQUACULTURE; DIET; NUTRITION; PROTEIN; SALINITY; SEAWATER;

ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 33646141147     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2005.10.047     Document Type: Article

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