Modelling growth and body composition in fish nutrition: Where have we been and where are we going?

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-181

  Dumas, André ^a   France, James ^a   Bureau, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body composition; Fish; Growth; Modelling; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BIOMASS; FISH CULTURE; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT USE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 74349099122     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02323.x     Document Type: Review

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