Effects of salinity on survival, growth, reproductive and life span characteristics of artemia populations from urmia lake and neighboring lagoons

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 164-172

  Agh, N ^a,b   Van Stappen, G ^a   Bossier, P ^a   Sepehri, H ^c   Lotfi, V ^b   Razavi Rouham, S M ^d   Sorgeloos, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^d URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Artemia; Growth; Lagoons; Lifespan; Reproduction; Salinity; Survival; Urmia lake

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LONGEVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; ARTEMIA; FRESH WATER; LONGEVITY; REPRODUCTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURVIVAL;

ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA URMIANA;

EID: 53649090625     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.164.172     Document Type: Article

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