Consumption and gut evacuation rate of laboratory-reared spotted seatrout (Sciaenidae) larvae and juveniles

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 723-743

  Wuenschel, M J ^a,b   Werner, R G ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Daily ration; Gut evacuation; Maximum consumption; Spotted seatrout

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; EXCRETION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; JUVENILE; LARVA; TEMPERATURE;

ANOSTRACA; ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA SALINA; BRACHIONUS; BRACHIONUS PLICATILIS; CYNOSCION; CYNOSCION NEBULOSUS; ROTIFERA; SALINA; SCIAENIDAE;

EID: 4544296887     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00479.x     Document Type: Article

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