Turmeric as a carotenoid source on pigmentation and growth of fantail guppy, Poecilia reticulata

Proceedings of the Zoological Society

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-123

  Mukherjee, A ^a   Mandal, B ^a   Banerjee, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

carotenoid; fish feed; Pigmentation; Poecilia reticulata; turmeric

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877832350     PISSN: 03735893     EISSN: 09746919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12595-009-0013-5     Document Type: Article

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