Diet of the nonindigenous Asian swamp eel in tropical ornamental aquaculture ponds in west-central Florida

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139-146

  Hill, Jeffrey E ^a   Watson, Craig A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; ANNELIDA; ASTACOIDEA; HEXAPODA; MONOPTERUS ALBUS; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); OPHISTERNON BENGALENSE; PISCES;

EID: 34249003120     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: 15488454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/A05-070.1     Document Type: Article

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