Changes to feeding and dominance ranks following the introduction of novel feeds to African catfish

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1096-1107

  Carter, C G ^a   Davies, S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clarias gariepinus; Feed change; Feed intake; Hierarchies; Individuals; Novel feeds

Indexed keywords

DIET; DOMINANCE; FISH CULTURE; FOOD INTAKE;

CATFISH; CLARIAS; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 5144232330     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00520.x     Document Type: Article

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