Effects of environmental colour on growth of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758), maintained individually or in groups

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 162-167

  Luchiari, A C ^a,b   Freire, F A M ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO SEMI ÁRIDO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA; VIOLA ADUNCA;

EID: 70350270296     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2008.01203.x     Document Type: Article

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