Energy and protein demands for optimal egg production including maintenance requirements of female tilapia Oreochromis niloticus

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 763-769

  Lupatsch, Ingrid ^a   Deshev, Raviv ^b   Magen, Igal ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Broodstock; Cost of reproduction; Energy allocation; Energy efficiency; Protein deposition

Indexed keywords

BROOD STOCK; CICHLID; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SPAWNING;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 77954455251     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02229.x     Document Type: Article

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