Evaluation of growth performance of nonimproved and improved strains of the Nile tilapia (L.), Oreochromis niloticus

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 218-223

  Ridha, Mohammad T ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH CULTURE; GROWTH;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 33646597779     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: 17497345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2006.00031.x     Document Type: Article

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