Environmentally conditioned, year-round volitional spawning of cobia (Rachycentron canadum) in broodstock maturation systems

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1557-1566

  Stieglitz, John D ^a   Benetti, Daniel D ^a   Hoenig, Ronald H ^a   Sardenberg, Bruno ^a   Welch, Aaron W ^a   Miralao, Sasa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Broodstock; Cobia; Eggs; Environmental manipulation; Spawning

Indexed keywords

BROOD STOCK; EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; MARICULTURE; PERCIFORM; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SPAWNING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

RACHYCENTRON CANADUM;

EID: 84865851242     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2011.02961.x     Document Type: Article

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