Microparticulate Diets: Technology

Larval Fish Nutrition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 335-351

  Langdon, Chris ^a   Barrows, Rick ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish; Larvae; Lipid beads; MEM particles; Microcapsule; Microparticle; PARA particles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866115369     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470959862.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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