Does different tank bottom colour affect the growth, survival and foraging behaviour of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) larvae?

Aquaculture

Volumn 277, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 197-202

  Monk, Jennifer ^a   Puvanendran, Velmurugu ^b   Brown, Joseph A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atlantic cod; Background colour; Growth; Larvae

Indexed keywords

COLOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GADOID; GROWTH RESPONSE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MORPHOLOGY; SURVIVAL;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 42749093432     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2008.02.018     Document Type: Article

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