Acute toxicity of ammonia to spotted gar, Lepisosteus oculatus, alligator gar, Atractosteus spatula, and paddlefish, Polyodon spathula

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 322-325

  Boudreaux, Perry J ^a   Ferrara, Allyse M ^a   Fontenot, Quenton C ^a  

^a NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; AQUACULTURE; TOXICITY;

ALLIGATOR; LEPISOSTEUS OCULATUS; LEPISOSTEUS SPATULA; POLYODON SPATHULA; POLYODONTIDAE (FISH);

EID: 34547918269     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: 17497345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2007.00104.x     Document Type: Article

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