Comparison of growth and fatty acids composition of freshwater rotifer, Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas, fed with two types of microalgae at different concentrations

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 235-242

  Kennari, Abdolmohammad Abedian ^a   Ahmadifard, Nasrollah ^a   Seyfabadi, Jafar ^a   Kapourchali, Maryam Fallahi ^b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Inland Water Aquaculture Research Centre   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; FATTY ACID; FEEDING; GROWTH RATE; MICROALGA;

ALGAE; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; CHLORELLA SP.; ROTIFERA; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS OBLIQUUS;

EID: 47749108706     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: 17497345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2008.00150.x     Document Type: Article

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