Survival, growth and reproduction of non-indigenous Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758). I. Physiological capabilities in various temperatures and salinities

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 439-449

  Schofield, Pamela J ^a   Peterson, Mark S ^b   Lowe, Michael R ^b   Brown Peterson, Nancy J ^b   Slack, William T ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

dispersal; estuary; invasive species; osmoregulation; salinity

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH RATE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; INVASIVE SPECIES; LANDSCAPE; OSMOSIS; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTION; SALINITY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOLERANCE;

MISSISSIPPI; UNITED STATES;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PISCES; TILAPIA;

EID: 79957627275     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF10207     Document Type: Article

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