Survival and physiological response of Labeo victorianus (Pisces: Cyprinidae, Boulenger 1901) juveniles to transport stress under a salinity gradient

Aquaculture

Volumn 319, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 226-231

  Oyoo Okoth, Elijah ^a,b   Cherop, Leah ^a   Ngugi, Charles C ^c   Chepkirui Boit, Victoria ^a   Manguya Lusega, David ^a   Ani Sabwa, Josiah ^a   Charo Karisa, Harrison ^d  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Physiological response; Potamodromic fish; Salinity response; Stress response; Transport

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM NITRATE; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYPRINID; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; JUVENILE; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SALINITY; STEROID; STOCKING DENSITY; SURVIVAL; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; LABEO VICTORIANUS; PISCES;

EID: 80051586176     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2011.06.052     Document Type: Article

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