Noninvasive assessment of nitrate-induced stress in koi Cyprinus carpio L. by faecal cortisol measurement

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1622-1629

  Lupica, Samuel J ^a   Turner, John W ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Fish; Nitrate; Stress

Indexed keywords

COPROSMA KAUENSIS; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 79961169048     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2010.02496.x     Document Type: Article

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