Investigation of behavioural interactions between lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) and goldsinny wrasse (Ctenolabrus rupestris) under controlled conditions

Aquaculture International

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1509-1521

  Imsland, Albert K ^a,b   Reynolds, Patrick ^c   Eliassen, Gerhard ^c   Hangstad, Thor A ^d   Jónsdóttir, Ólöf D B ^a   Elvegård, Tor Anders ^e   Lemmens, Sebastiaan C A ^f   Rydland, Randi ^g   Nytrø, Ane V ^d  

^a AKVAPLAN NIVA ICELAND OFFICE   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c Research Station   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e Nordlaks Oppdrett AS   (Norway)

^f Lerøy Midt ^*  (Norway)

^g Grieg Seafood Finnmark AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aggression; Behavioural interactions; Goldsinny wrasse; Lumpfish

Indexed keywords

CTENOLABRUS RUPESTRIS; CYCLOPTERUS LUMPUS; PHTHIRAPTERA; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 84964555304     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: 1573143X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10499-016-0008-y     Document Type: Article

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