Production characteristics and body composition of juvenile cobia fed three different commercial diets in recirculating aquaculture systems

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-49

  Weirich, Charles R ^a   Wills, Paul S ^b   Baptiste, Richard M ^b   Riche, Marty A ^a  

^a U S HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORONE; RACHYCENTRON CANADUM;

EID: 79954626778     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: 15488454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/A09-015.1     Document Type: Article

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