Effect of cage colour and light environment on the skin colour of Australian snapper Pagrus auratus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 38, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1395-1403

  Doolan, Ben J ^a,b,c   Booth, Mark A ^c   Jones, Paul L ^b   Allan, Geoff L ^c  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Aquafin Cooperative Research Centre Henley Beach   (Australia)

Author keywords

Background adaptation; Melanophore; Pigmentation; Production; Shading

Indexed keywords

CAGE CULTURE; COLOR; LIGHT EFFECT; PERCIFORM; PIGMENT; SKIN;

CHRYSOPHRYS AURATUS;

EID: 34748822300     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2007.01818.x     Document Type: Article

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