Effects of day and night on swimming, grazing and social behaviours of rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton) and common carp Cyprinus carpio (L.) in simulated ponds

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1383-1392

  Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur ^a,d   Verdegem, Marc ^a   Wahab, Md Abdul ^b   Hossain, Md Yeamin ^c   Jo, Qtae ^d  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Common carp; Grazing; Rohu; Swimming

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CYPRINID; DIEL VARIATION; FOOD INTAKE; GRAZING; POND; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; LABEO ROHITA;

EID: 52049084133     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2008.02007.x     Document Type: Article

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