Development, validation and field application of an RNA-based growth index in juvenile plaice Pleuronectes platessa

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2181-2209

  Ciotti, B J ^a   Targett, T E ^a   Nash, R D M ^b   Batty, R S ^c   Burrows, M T ^c   Geffen, A J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Food condition; Habitat quality; Maximum growth; Model selection; Physiological mechanisms; RNA:DNA

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; FLOUNDER; FOOD CHAIN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; TEMPERATURE; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; DNA; FLOUNDER; FOOD CHAIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RNA; SCOTLAND; TEMPERATURE;

PLEURONECTES; PLEURONECTES PLATESSA;

EID: 78650041069     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02786.x     Document Type: Article

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