Growth performance of the rotifers Brachionus plicatilis, B. 'Nevada' and B. 'Cayman' under different food concentrations

Aquaculture

Volumn 273, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 449-458

  Kostopoulou, Venetia ^a   Vadstein, Olav ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Competition; Monod curve; Numerical response; Paloheimo equation; Rotifers

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; COEXISTENCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FECUNDITY; FOOD LIMITATION; GROWTH CURVE; HATCHERY; INVERTEBRATE; MORTALITY; NUMERICAL METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; STARVATION;

BRACHIONUS PLICATILIS; NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 36649029947     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.10.037     Document Type: Article

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