Suitability of the copepod, Acartia clausi as a live feed for Seabass larvae (Lates calcarifer Bloch): Compared to traditional live-food organisms with special emphasis on the nutritional value

Aquaculture

Volumn 261, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 649-658

  Rajkumar, M ^a   Kumaraguru vasagam, K P ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acartia clausi; Copepod; Growth; Lates calcarifer; Live feed; Seabass

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BODY SIZE; CRUSTACEAN; DIET; FATTY ACID; FEEDING; FISH CULTURE; FOOD ORGANISM; LARVA; LIPID; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANKTON; PROTEIN; SURVIVAL; WEIGHT;

ACARTIA CLAUSII; ALGAE; ARTEMIA; CALANOIDA; CHAETOCEROS AFFINIS; CHLORELLA MARINA; COPEPODA; ISOCHRYSIS GALBANA; LATES CALCARIFER; ROTIFERA;

EID: 33750503636     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.08.043     Document Type: Article

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