Effects of stocking density on haematological parameters, growth and fin erosion of great sturgeon (Huso huso) juveniles

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 39, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1506-1513

  Rafatnezhad, Saeedeh ^a   Falahatkar, Bahram ^a   Tolouei Gilani, Mohammad H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUILAN   (Iran)

^b Shahid Dr Beheshti Sturgeon Fish Propagation and Rearing Complex   (Iran)

Author keywords

Great sturgeon (Huso huso); Growth; Haematology; Stocking density; Stress

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FINFISH; GLUCOSE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEMATOLOGY; JUVENILE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REARING; STOCKING DENSITY; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

HUSO HUSO;

EID: 53749091803     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2008.02020.x     Document Type: Article

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