Small-scale continuous production of a tropical marine copepod, Nitocra affinis californica Lang and its potential as live food for aquaculture

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1611-1620

  Matias Peralta, Hazel Monica ^a   Yusoff, Fatimah Md ^a   Shariff, Mohamed ^a   Mohamed, Suhaila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; Live food; Mariculture; Marine copepod; Nitocra affinis

Indexed keywords

COPEPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); NITOCRA AFFINIS; NITOCRA AFFINIS CALIFORNICA;

EID: 79956304208     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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