Influence of heterotrophic feeding on the survival and tissue growth rates of Galaxea fascicularis (Octocorralia: Occulinidae) in aquaria

Aquaculture

Volumn 330-333, Issue , 2012, Pages 156-161

  van Os, Nichola ^a   Massé, Lola M ^a   Séré, Mathieu G ^a   Sara, Joseph R ^a,b   Schoeman, David S ^a,c   Smit, Albertus J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artemia nauplii; Coral; Feeding; Galaxea; Growth rate; Propagation

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; ARTIFICIAL DIET; COLONIAL ORGANISM; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; CORAL; FEEDING; GROWTH RATE; HETEROTROPHY; INGESTION RATE; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLYP; REARING; SURVIVAL; TRANSLOCATION; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ANTHOZOA; ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA SALINA; ARTEMIA SP.; GALAXEA; GALAXEA FASCICULARIS; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 84856358415     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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