Effect of larval and prey density, prey dose and light conditions on first feeding common dentex (Dentex dentex L.) larvae

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-84

  Giménez, Gemma ^a,b   Estévez, Alicia ^a,b  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b Xarxa de Referència en Aqüicultura XRA ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

First feeding; Larval density; Light intensity; Photoperiod; PNR; Rotifer density; Zootechnics

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; LARVA; LIGHT INTENSITY; MORTALITY; PERCIFORM; PHOTOPERIOD; POPULATION DENSITY; REARING; STOCKING DENSITY; SURVIVAL;

DENTEX; DENTEX DENTEX; ROTIFERA;

EID: 37349032914     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2007.01875.x     Document Type: Article

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