Behavioural variation in cultivated juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) in relation to stocking density and size disparity

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 117, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 201-209

  Uglem, Ingebrigt ^a   Kjørsvik, Elin ^a   Gruven, Kåre ^b   Lamberg, Anders ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b AKVA Group ASA   (Norway)

^c Lamberg Bio Marin Service   (Norway)

Author keywords

Activity costs; Aquaculture; Atlantic cod; Behaviour; Gadus morhua; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; AQUACULTURE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CULTIVATION; GADOID; HATCHERY; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOR; SIZE EFFECT; STOCKING DENSITY; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 60749124113     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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