Effects of cage netting colour and density on the skin pigmentation and stress response of Australian snapper Pagrus auratus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1360-1368

  Doolan, Ben J ^a,b,c   Allan, Geoff L ^b   Booth, Mark A ^b   Jones, Paul L ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Aquafin Cooperative Research Centre Henley Beach   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Background adaptation; Cortisol; Density; Glucose; Skin colour

Indexed keywords

CAGE CULTURE; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HARVESTING; HORMONE; PERCIFORM; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PIGMENT; SKIN;

CHRYSOPHRYS AURATUS;

EID: 52049106390     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2008.02003.x     Document Type: Article

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