Photoperiod affects growth, behaviour and stress variables in Clarias gariepinus

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1029-1039

  Almazan Rueda P ^a,b   Van Helmond, A T M ^a   Verreth, J A J ^a   Schrama, J W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Clarias gariepinus; Growth; Photoperiod; Stress variables

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FATTY ACID; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; GROWTH RATE; PHOTOPERIOD; STRESS FIELD; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

CLARIAS GARIEPINUS;

EID: 33845594556     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00806.x     Document Type: Article

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