Nutritional condition determined using RNA/DNA ratios of the river pufferfish Takifugu obscurus under different salinities

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 372, Issue , 2008, Pages 243-252

  Kim, Jin Hyoung ^a   Kim, Se Joo ^a   Min, Gi Sik ^a   Han, Kyung Nam ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Growth; Nutrition; Pufferfish; RNA DNA ratio; Salinity; Starvation; Takifugu obscurus

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; DNA; FISH; GROWTH RESPONSE; JUVENILE; LARVA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RNA; SALINITY; STARVATION;

TAKIFUGU OBSCURUS; TETRAODONTIDAE;

EID: 58249100510     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07704     Document Type: Article

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