Effects of chronic and periodic exposure to ammonia on growth, food conversion efficiency and blood physiology in juvenile Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.)

Aquaculture

Volumn 315, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 400-406

  Paust, Lars Otto ^a   Foss, Atle ^b   Imsland, Albert K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c AKVAPLAN NIVA ICELAND OFFICE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Blood physiology; Chronic ammonia; Growth; Halibut; Postprandial ammonia peaks

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BLOOD; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLATFISH; FOOD; JUVENILE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; REARING; SALINITY;

HIPPOGLOSSUS HIPPOGLOSSUS;

EID: 79955011674     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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