Effect of Feed Protein and Carbohydrate Levels on Feed Intake, Growth, and Gonad Production of the Sea Urchin, Lytechinus variegatus

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 145-158

  Hammer, Hugh S ^a,d   Powell, Mickie L ^a   Jones, Warren T ^a   Gibbs, Victoria K ^a   Lawrence, Addison L ^b   Lawrence, John M ^c   Watts, Stephen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Texas Agrilife Research Mariculture Laboratory   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Gadsden State Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; DIET; ECHINODERM CULTURE; FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; PROTEIN; SURVIVAL;

ECHINOIDEA; LYTECHINUS; LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 84859308641     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: 17497345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2012.00562.x     Document Type: Article

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