The effects of handling time, ambient light, and anaesthetic method, on the standardized measurement of fish colouration

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 330-342

  Gray, Suzanne M ^a   Hart, Francine L ^b   Tremblay, Maude E M ^c   Lisney, Thomas J ^d   Hawryshyn, Craig W ^e  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b University of Guelph ^*  (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CICHLID; COLOR MORPH; FISH; LIGHT INTENSITY; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; SPECTROMETRY; STANDARDIZATION;

CICHLIDAE; MELANOCHROMIS AURATUS; METRIACLIMA ZEBRA; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM;

EID: 79551677847     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F10-151     Document Type: Article

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