Induction of population growth, mictic female production and body size by treatment of a synthetic GnRH analogue in the freshwater rotifer, Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas

Aquaculture

Volumn 258, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 529-534

  Sugumar, V ^a   Munuswamy, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Brachionus calyciflorus; Growth rate; Ovaprim; Population growth

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL DIET; BODY SIZE; CRUSTACEAN; EGG PRODUCTION; FISH; HORMONE; POPULATION GROWTH;

ANOSTRACA; ARTEMIA; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LORICA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 33746998443     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.03.034     Document Type: Article

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