Digestive enzymes along the alimentary tract of the parrotfish Sparisoma cretense

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 130-140

  Papoutsoglou, E S ^a,b   Lyndon, A R ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Digestive enzymes; Sparisoma cretense; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CARBOHYDRATE; DIGESTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

SPARISOMA CRETENSE;

EID: 33748625725     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01082.x     Document Type: Article

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