Feed intake, growth and metabolism of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in relation to dissolved oxygen concentration

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 730-744

  Tran Duy, An ^a   van Dam, Anne A ^b   Schrama, Johan W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body size; Dissolved oxygen; Energy metabolism; Feed intake; Oreochromis niloticus; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; METABOLISM; PERCID; WEIGHT;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 84859710669     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2011.02882.x     Document Type: Article

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