Feeding behavior and stress response explain individual differences in feed efficiency in juveniles of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus

Aquaculture

Volumn 312, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 192-197

  Martins, Catarina I M ^a,b   Conceição, Luis E C ^b   Schrama, Johan W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Feed efficiency; Feeding activity; Individual variation; Maintenance requirements; Selection programmes

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOENERGETICS; BLOOD; CICHLID; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH CULTURE; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; HORMONE; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; JUVENILE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRODUCTION COST; SAMPLING; SELECTIVE BREEDING; STEROID;

ANIMALIA; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 79651475280     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2010.12.035     Document Type: Article

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