The color of illumination affects the stress response of jundiá (Rhamdia quelen, Quoy & Gaimard, Heptapteridae)

Ciencia Rural

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1249-1252

  Barcellos, Leonardo José Gil ^a   Ritter, Filipe ^a   Kreutz, Luiz Carlos ^a   Da Silva, Leonardo Bolognesi ^b   Cericato, Leonardo ^c   Quevedo, Rosmari Mezzalira ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PASSO FUNDO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d UPF   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Light spectrum; Rhamdia; Silver catfish; Stressors

Indexed keywords

HEPTAPTERIDAE; RHAMDIA QUELEN;

EID: 33745839232     PISSN: 01038478     EISSN: 16784596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-84782006000400031     Document Type: Article

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