Swimming activity and feeding behaviour of larval European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L): Effects of ontogeny and increasing food density

Aquaculture

Volumn 264, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 418-427

  Georgalas, V ^a   Malavasi, S ^a   Franzoi, P ^a   Torricelli, P ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Feeding behaviour; Ontogeny; Sea bass larvae; Swimming activity

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH CULTURE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; LARVA; MESOCOSM; ONTOGENY; PERCIFORM; REARING; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; ARTEMIA; DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 33847788473     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.09.035     Document Type: Article

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