Interaction of Water Hardness and pH on Growth of Silver Catfish, Rhamdia quelen, Juveniles

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 580-585

  Copatti, Carlos Eduardo ^a   De Oliveira Garcia, Luciano ^b   Da Cunha, Mauro Alves ^b   Baldisserotto, Bernardo ^b   Kochhann, Daiani ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DE CRUZ ALTA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH CULTURE; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; PH;

RHAMDIA QUELEN;

EID: 79961045986     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: 17497345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2011.00501.x     Document Type: Article

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