Combined effects of rearing density and tank colour on the growth and welfare of juvenile white sea bream Diplodus sargus L. in a recirculating water system

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1152-1160

  Karakatsouli, Nafsika ^a   Papoutsoglou, Sofronios E ^a   Manolessos, Georgios ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diplodus sargus; Growth; Liver fatty acids; Rearing density; Tank colour

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; FATTY ACID; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; REARING; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM;

ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; DIPLODUS SARGUS;

EID: 34548076690     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2007.01780.x     Document Type: Article

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